I sure thought I had her James, Note the tail. But, on close examination the markings were not the same.

It is interesting that these two snakes have an almost identical tail injury. I have seen another (adult) ms with an obvious short tail, seems to be a common injury. I wonder if it is frostbite?
p.s. Moved her away from the pool, to the woodpile, she is big enough to eat the big eastern's babies.
Ladybug, last spring