Snake in the bricks 2024-04-02

When I moved this piece of steel roofing so I could park the truck there, a thin black snake looked at me startled.

Then it ran towards the bricks, then into the leaves.

[Snake in the bricks and in the leaves]
Snake in the bricks and in the leaves

I think it’s a southern black racer (Coluber constrictor priapus). Am I right?

SitB

[Snake-in-the-bricks]
Snake-in-the-bricks

[Snake-in-the-leaves]
Snake-in-the-leaves

Context

[Snake from under the steel roofing]
Snake from under the steel roofing

[Snake heading for cover]
Snake heading for cover

-jsq