This is a lucky snake. He was sitting in the middle of the lane surrounded by sticks, which somehow made it look like he had been run over. When I saw him, I thought he was roadkill, and I drove right over him (luckily he stayed between my tires). Then looking in the rearview mirror, I noticed his head was elevated, a sure sign of life. Luckily, it was a very quiet road, and no cars came by as I photographed him slowly slithering off the road and into the brush.