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I found him today and I think he's a King,about 3ft long maybe. There was another one that slipped into the taller grass beside him and I didn't see him well enough to stick my hands in there....What is this one?

Looks like a Eastern Kingsnake to me.

Yes,....from what little I can see, it looks like an Eastern King to me as well.

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

thank you, I've had a chance to research too and found that it looks like a Eastern or common King. I am still learning of the non venomous snakes, I am used to only seeing cottonmouths and copperheads. I wish I could have gotton better pics. I was excited to see him.

May I suggest that you also research the water snakes of your area (genus Nerodia). Most people who say they've only seen cottons and/or coppers have no idea that there are harmless water snakes that mimic them. In many places they far outnumber the venomous ones.
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What goes up must come down...unless it exceeds escape velocity.

n/p
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

These are the cottonmouths and copperheads i'm used to seeing. I do also encounter water snakes that I have pics of. I don't think these are water snakes.

Nope!,....those SURE ain't water snakes!...haha!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"