The Reddit user believes the skins belonged to rat snakes, a common, non-venomous species in the region. "They all appear to be rat snakes, which are not venomous, super common in North Carolina.

In the Mountain Brook/Vestavia Hills area, copperheads and rat snakes are likely to be found, whereas down south near Foley and Mobile, coral snakes are more common. Some people say they’ve had ...

Some nonvenomous snakes, such as rat snakes, can mimic the triangular ... know whether a snake is venomous is to know those that are common in your area and be able to identify them.