I like black rat snakes a lot. And the pretty golden brown ones with the intricate markings. And blue racers. And even those cute little garter snakes. I have plenty of them on my property, and occasionally they fall out of the trees with a thump. They look at you and then slither off into the bushes to eat some rodents. And I hate rodents, especially field rats and swamp rabbits. You can spend all summer growing melons, and rodents will chew holes in them and make them unfit for human consumption. On top of that, they carry hanta virus and plague fleas. Thank God for the snakes.
Yep...My favorite is the king snake.