Snakes are beautiful

Here  is  our  most  common  snake  on  mid-Vancouver Island BC.  In  the  summer  he  seems  not  to  have  much  red.  Early  March however, [Just  took  this  March 5th], I  suspect the  red  is to  attract  romance.  I  could  be  wrong  though.  Basket  weave skin pattern.