This very small milk snake was found underneath a piece of wood in the forest. While this one was about 12 inches long, they can grow to between 25-35 inches in length. Some of them are a beautiful red and pale gray colour, others like this are brown. Their belly has a lovely black and white checkerboard pattern. They are completely harmless.

For other images of larger, more colourful versions of this species: http://www.pbase.com/laroseforest/image/162695568 and http://www.pbase.com/laroseforest/image/125072938