A new snake

Finding a new resident vertebrate is pretty exciting after five years out here. Today when I was doing some trash cleanup on the north fire lane in the north tract, I unearthed a Pine Woods Snake (Rhadeinaea flavilata). This is the seventh snake species I've found here. The others are Black Racer, Ring-necked Snake, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crowned Snake, Eastern garter snake and Corn Snake.Why I haven't seen a Green Snake or a Rat Snake, both of which are more common than some of the species I've seen, is a mystery.