[jojo]

I was walking our dog and did not have my phone/camera. The snake was black with a red/orange horizontal stripe the entire length. It was a baby snake.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Possibly a garter snake, less likely but possibly a Florida red-bellied snake. The red-bellied snakes live more northerly than the Villages, from northern Florida to southern Georgia, and don't usually come out in the daytime. They also don't grow very big so if it was 12 inches or longer it would've been an adult. Garter snakes also don't grow very large. Neither of these two are poisonous or aggressive.

[bagboy]

Could be a baby kingsnake. Red touching black on a snake usually means harmless. Don't quote me though
And now looking into it further, probably a ribbon snake (a type of garter snake).

[billethkid]

Here are a few possibilities

snake with red or orange stripe down the back - Google Search

[graciegirl]

You beat me by seconds Bille.

black snake with orange stripe - Bing

Don't like 'em. yuck

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by bagboy

Could be a baby kingsnake. Red touching black on a snake usually means harmless. Don't quote me though
And now looking into it further, probably a ribbon snake (a type of garter snake).

There's no such thing as a harmless snake. Their bites HURT even if it's a non-venomous snake! I got bit by a garter snake. Poor thing was traumatized, my cat caught it while we were out in the garden, and was shaking it between her jaws. I had to pry her mouth open to get the snake out, and it clamped down on the side of my hand. No stitches needed, just a good cleaning and antibiotic ointment. We all three (cat, snake, and me) lived to tell the tale though. Dumb cat.

[jojo]

Thanks for the links. It did most closely resemble the Texas garter snake.

[tophcfa]

Dam I hate snakes. I have scuba dived with great white sharks and swam with alligators and only been a little scared. But snakes (and ticks) scare the life out of me. My favorite kind of snake is a dead one!