It sounds like you are not too far from Wilmington and the serpentarium there. Did you think to call those people? That is a very odd looking snake for southeast NC. It's too bad you didn't get a better picture, particularly of the head. If the animal is not too rotten, perhaps you still can.



How long was the snake? Did it spread it's neck like a cobra? Did it roll over on its back and hang its tougue out like it was dead? What can you tell us about it?



Might I suggest you figure out which snakes in your area are poisonous and avoid killing those that aren't. The poisonous snakes in you area are copperhead, cottonmouth, timber (canebrake) rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake and possibly coral snake. The snake in the picture is obviously not a rattlsnake or coral snake. I don't think it is a copperhead or cottonmouth either but I'd have to see a better picture.



The website for the Cape Fear Serpentarium in Wilmington is http://www.capefearserpentarium.com/



There is a snake and exotic animal sale at the fairgrounds in Raleigh this coming weekend. There will be people there who are expert in NC snake identification and it's always a fun thing to go to.



Bigfoot

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