Unfortunately, no, that is not the snake we saw. We did have another run-in with a snake yesterday. Our beagle and his amigo, a bassedore (half basset, half yellow lab), have a very distinctive ‘snake bark’. Hubbby and I rushed over and sure enough, there was a snake coiled up, ready to strike that both dogs had cornered. It was a rat snake or a chicken snake and is usually harmless unless provoked so we got the dogs in the house with MIL and the snake went along his merry way.
I did find a pic, don’t know how to post, that you might be interested in. It is a black snake that looks to be about 9-10 feet. MIL and I were on the porch one day and this HUGE branch came crashing down from way up off an old oak tree right in front of us. We stood up and were talking about how glad no one was under it. Suddenly, the branch jerked and started slithering slowly away. It was a snake, not a branch. He went back up the tree verrrrrry slowly and I got some pictures. He is breathtakingly gorgeous.
Still praying really wholeheartedly for your swift recovery of Alice, and may he be healthy and well fed when you find him. Prayers for you and L. too.