It better be dead

Evening running on Highway 34 in Terrell can be an adventure sometimes.  Last night Brian was up ahead of me and I saw him stop and turn around.  About that time I came up to this.  Thankfully, it was dead.  I think I still jumped and almost ran out into the highway.  What do you do when you pass a dead snake, you go home and get the camera.

The sidewalk is in the upper left of this shot.  It had to be at least 6' long.