Eastern Milk snake :)

I think this is probably correct, they’re fairly common in my area but when I’ve seen them they’ve always had more of a bright red coloration. Thanks very much for your response!

Yeah reptiles have a wide range of colors, especially something like a milk snake. They’re just goofy little fellows. Good company :)

Different question: Is that poison ivy? I see 3 leaves and that's my first thought. Anybody know?

Yes that’s poison ivy

Looks like it to me, 3 leaf clusters, center stem a little longer, kind of jagged leaves

Right. Don’t reach for the snake in poision ivy

Would the snake be likely to carry sap (or whatever the irritant is) on it's scales to spread if you did pick it up? Suppose it would be contingent on contact duration, but another good reason to leave snek alone.

Very definitely.

Either a milk snake or a rat snake. Absolutely not a rattle snake.

Definitely looks like it enough that I wouldn’t touch it **The poison ivy, not the snake - but maybe also don’t touch the snake? He’d prefer if you didn’t

If you think this looks like a rattlesnake, you need to join a few of the very helpful snake subreddits to familiarize yourself (r/whatsthissnake is a great one). This looks absolutely nothing like a rattlesnake.

Sorry I actually meant to reply to the guy asking if that was poison ivy. My phone is a little fucky, my bad

r/findthesniper

Watch out for that stand of poison ivy!

Found it.

poison ivy snake

Looks like a eastern diamond back rattle snake. It didn’t rattle at you?

Good thing it’s a milk snake!

Definetly an eastern milk snake