My dog was barking her special "hey you jerks! there's a snake over here" bark last night and sure enough - snake. It was pretty small, but I'm wondering if anyone here can tell me what it is:
(picture is in the bottom of a large trash can (sans trash))
It was a fiesty little thing. Snapping and striking. I let it go this morning a good deal out from the house. I'll just say I'm in the southeastern U.S. I think it could be a Rat Snake or Corn Snake but it does have a pretty triangular head, and I suppose some type of Cottonmouth might not be absolutely out of the question, though I sort of doubt it.
Any snake experts around here? Thoughts?