SNAAAKE!

This is what I came across along Split Rock Trail!

 Northern Black Racer Snake

 Non-venomous; adult size 36-66 inches
Black Racer snakes' body is small in diameter, and a small white patch under the chin and along the throat. It lives in brushy areas, rocky hillsides, and meadows, and underneath boards or tin around old buildings. Black Racers feed on insects, eggs, mice, frogs and lizards. It is not aggressive and will quickly flee if you stand still, then slowly back away. However, if this snake is struck, cornered or captured, it will coil, rattle it's tail (bluff) and lunge at the intruder to defend itself.