Just sharing...

[charles parenteau]

Yes it is!!NIce pictures....

[vespula]

I would have guessed gopher/pine/bull snake but it's hard to tell and I don't know the location.

Nashville, TN (can't tell by the rain?)

[ConcinusMan]

Maybe I would have noticed all the rain if it hadn't been raining where I am since march 22nd.

I did see that on the news though. Holy crud! 13 inches in 2 days. Jeez. Some of the worst flooding in my lifetime (interstate I-5 under 10 feet of water) happened after 2 days of rain but we only got 8 inches. I can't imagine 13 in 2 days. OMG!

TN huh? definitely a black rat snake then. Garters are usually striped. Single stripe down the middle of the back, and sometimes stripes on the sides. Not always, but generally. That snake isn't even close.

[jitami]

Very cool pics, garter or not! Thanks for sharing!

[vespula]

Yeah, I guess I need to head over to the RAT SNAKE FORUM
I posted some details on the story HERE