I would think possibly a gopher snake/bull snake or some species of rat snake. But identification of colubrid snakes from one picture like this can be almost impossible. There is so much variation and you usually must look for things such as single or divided anal plates, and belly scales to tell some snakes apart. I still carry a field guide in case I run across colubrids. Identification of venomous snakes is so much easier.

If OTF can tell us whether it hissed or not, that would be a big clue.
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