Wow, that's a pretty snake.  I wouldn't mind having a couple of those in my yard.

I bet Zoo knows.

Common name 'rough green snake.'

Here's the wikipedia entry on them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opheodrys_aestivus

If I had to guess...I'd say that'd be the culprit.

~Zoo

These are the only snakes I've ever found around my house:

Easter garter snake:

And the eastern milk snake:

There are many more in Ohio...unfortunately these are the only two species I've ever met personally.  The milk snake only once...but oh the hills are rich with garter snakes.

~Zoo

Heh, nah.  The milk snake is non venomous, they're constrictors.  They're a type of king snake, and an interesting thing about king snakes is that in addition to common prey items like rodents and other small animals, they eat other snakes including venomous species of which they have some immunity to their venom.

I caught one that was about 3-4ft long and I was only like 12...of course I assumed it was venomous because I didn't know what it was...so I procured a staining sponge(for staining wood) and pinned its head down, then proceeded to pick it up.

Hawaii has no native species.  The Brahminy blind snake was introduced in the 1980's.  It is the only snake that reproduced by parthenogenesis which means that all of them are female and lay eggs that are essentially clones of the adult.  Luckily they don't pose much of a threat to the ecosystem.

Has been awhile since I've heard of this little girl...though I must say I didn't know a whole lot about them until I looked it up. Learning, yeah!

~Zoo

Those look like something out of Spiderman. You know, the one with Venom?

I'm not too fond of snakes myself! I would not get too close, even to the docile ones!  Some people here love them and have the really big ones as pets!  Not my cup of tea.

Wow, what a gorgeous snake.  I'm such a reptile and insect fan.  I'd love to have a few of these in our garden too.  Unfortunatley, the local bird life, particularly the boisterous Currawongs would eat them without hesitation.

I envy you and the boys being able to get as close as you did to this beautiful creature.

In Australia there's a decent chance of death involved with getting close to a snake.   Well, if you don't know what it is, anyway.   If I recall you guys have around 5/10 of the deadliest snakes.

~Zoo