Was in the pond in my back yard. 

Looks like it might be a juvenile tapered head rat snake, in which there are a few varieties.

Difficult take from that angle - can't make out the head properly. 

 

 

Buff striped Keelback

I think he's a buff striped keelback too, non-venomous, good for the garden.

 

10 hours ago, Crossy said:

I think he's a buff striped keelback too, non-venomous, good for the garden.

 

Thanks.... Everyone was saying poisonous.. They took it out on the back roads to let it go. 

1 minute ago, RT555 said:

Thanks.... Everyone was saying poisonous.. They took it out on the back roads to let it go. 

Thais do tend to default to "it's deadly" when it's a snake even something as common (and harmless) as a Golden Tree Snake.

Tarantula ?