Well, guess our temps didn't drop enough to chase these guys in. Fortunately it was off of the trail, so didn't walk up on it. Just happened to see it as I was trying to get a shot of the butterfly.
@milaniet@ludwigsdiana Thanks Milanie, and Diana. Fortunately, this one is a non-poisonous snake. Very good for taking care of a lot of the rodents, so dont usually interfere with these.