Coluber constrictor constrictor (Northern Black Racer) found at 0930 CST crossing trail just above transformation zone between mature pine stand and hardwood bottomland, 400ft uphill of creek. Very bitey. Minimal musk. 38.5” to cloaca, 53.5” to tail tip. Weather sunny, 77deg F, 60% hum, 30” Hg & rising. Night prior with low of 62deg F and 30% waning crescent moon. Last precipitation >48hrs prior.