Ok, don't everyone panic. First of all, it is NOT a cotton mouth, they are only in and around water. It looks like a king snake. Did it have a black head? King and coral resemble each other but the coral has the black head and is poisonous but is usually so small that it can't get it's mouth around anything and will retreat and not attack. Unless cornered, all snakes will retreat. It was probably trying to warm itself. They usually are trying to find warmth this time of year. I know it's not fun to come upon a snake and they scare me to death too but please don't harm it and please don't panic. I really think what you saw was a king snake, (oranges and yellows and blacks in color) very harmless.
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