help please

[nando]

Hey guys so my dogs were barking non stop so I go outside to find a dead snake on my patio can you someone help me id it please I think it's a grass snake but not sure thanks!

[marvelfreak]

Hello! Can you get a better pictures of the head? That would real help make it easier to ID.

[ErikBush97]

Can't see the head, but by pattern... I'd say a Gopher snake.

[MDT]

It looks like Nerodia rhombifer (diamondback water snake-harmless)...