If no rattles it is not a rattlesnake which I don't know as well but it is not a copperhead or cottonmouth or coral snake which are the other poisonous snakes in the US. They give me the whiles as well.
Mary D
Usually it's a rat snake or corn snake. Harmless. Scared of humans.
If you aren't SURE, and can't identify it, NEVER assume it's NOT dangerous.
I have such a fear of ALL snakes that I get as far away from any of them as quickly as possible!
I did a simple web search ("venomous snakes Maryland"), and learned there are only 2 here: northern copperhead and eastern timber rattlesnake. In 34 years in Maryland, I have never seen either outside a zoo.
Do the same search for your area and at least learn what there is to actually fear, and how to recognize them.
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