Name that snake..

Black racer for sure. See them all the time here. Can't catch them on my Murray mower.
 
From my view appears to be Gray rat snake, quite common in Georgia.
Adults have a tendency to be close to solid black but if you look closely
it will have some different shades from gray to black. The lumps you saw more than likely were bird eggs. Have chickens??? A black racer is a shiny black and usually takes off if you get close, they also have a bad attitude most of the time. My two cents worth.
 
Copper-Headed Water-Rattler!!

Looks like a gray or black rat snake to me.
Black racers I have seen tend to be more slender than that one.
Good snake. My only problem with them is that they are, according to
Tall Timber’s Research Station, one of the worst nest robbers of quail chicks and eggs.
 
That guy Dingo....

Actually, probably true.
Mambas are aggressive, territorial, and will chase you...they can do about 35 mph through the trees. Talked to guys that actually had run ins with them...they carried shotguns for just that purpose.


...on youtube was called to a woman's house for a Mamba. He found one, a little baby. The lady said, "That's not it, it was BIG!" They searched around gingerly for about another hour and came up with the big one but had a heck of a time catching it.
 
I do not like snakes, never have and never will. I know there are good ones and not so good ones; But i am not going to kill one just because it scares the **** out of me. If is a dangerous snake and a threat to me or my family I introduce it to creator.
 
Good looking critter. All I ever manage to find are Great Basin Gopher Snakes (AKA Bullsnake) and Red Racers. Very occasionally I see California Kingsnakes.
 
Snake

Around here, we would just call it a “black snake”. Here is a cousin to that one. This one was in my driveway the other day.
I like having them around.
 

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