Heard some rustling in the leaves and saw this beauty dragging a presumed dehydrated toad in a hole in the leaves. But as I watched I noticed this guy was having some trouble and then exposed his whole body. A lifer for me as this species has alluded me since I've lived in Tennessee.
This feisty Black Snake was 3 feet 10 inches long, and fairly fast
Not confident about this one, so any snake experts feel free to weigh in
Another lifer crossed off the list. Now this was quite the sight to see. Was such a calm snake. Beautiful colors and patterns on it too.