my mystery snake

[adamanteus]

Still sounds like T. sauritus to me! Even more so with the upper labial count.

James.

[Thamnophis]

Still sounds like T. sauritus to me! Even more so with the upper labial count.

James.

I agree with James.

By the way... scalecounting is the easiest when you use a shedding for it.

[Valley Pets]

Yup.. Totally agree folks....
Ryan-Valley Pets

[GarterGuy]

OK, from all that it's sounding like it's a ribbon....now the species part of it. From looking through the text I've got and the pics you posted....I'm going to agree with everyone else and go with Eastern Ribbon, T.sauritus, further more, from the colouration of the snake I'd have to guess that it's a Northern Ribbon Snake (T.s.septentrionalis)....this is the only subspecies that is described as having it's dorsal stripe masked with brown pigment, which pretty much matches your description and the pics.
Roy