Scary Black Snake

Seen this black snake while I was coming back to the house this evening from taking pictures of the goose and her babies in the pond for a sweepstakes I'm entering. I was shocked to see in our back yard so close to the house. I showed my brother the picture and he thought it looked like a black racer snake. I asked my dad if it was poisonous and he said no.

Still, I don't like them near by the house because I'm afraid my baby nephew might get bit by one of these.

I did like how the sun shine on it's skin. I entered this picture in a pets & wildlife part of the sweepstakes I was taking pictures for anyways. Maybe this picture can give me a better chance on winning a prizes.