Doesn’t look like any coral snake I have ever seen but what other snakes have the red and yellow touching?

King snake

Red Touch Yellow - Kills a Fellow
Red Touch Black - Venom Lack
Yellow Touches Red - Soon You'll Be Dead
Red Touches Black - Friend of Jack

Looks like it’s a big coral snake.

Big coral snake.

Do you have a picture of its head?

^^^^this

Very odd pattern and 'flecks'.

Unfortunate not to have view of head or tail.

Helpful to know what city/region the snake was in when the photo was taken"

Need a photo of the head but looks like a giant coral, not many grow that big. Scarlet king snake would be black touching red.

Red to black take a step back.
Black to yella will kill a fella.

King snake.

Sent the photo to a friend of mine who is a herpetologist.

Get his take on it (with limited info).

Waiting to hear back from him.

My initial impression is that it is an oddly marked Milk Snake or possibly a King Snake.

'Herp' friend didn't hesitate....says its a Longnose snake.

I believe he is right.

Yup….good to have around. Looks nothing like a coral snake….

That would make a nice hat band.

It would indeed.

A nicely patterned Copperhead Skin makes a nice hat band....but you don't see that very often.

Usually rattlesnake which is so over-used and common.

Not a coral snake for sure.