Glad I was too wussy to venture a guess! All I thought was that there was too much orangey-brown to be a crimson, other than that I had no clue.
Thanks for not keeping me in suspense too long. Thanks also for the great pic of a lovely snake. I have no problem with elaphe hybrids myself. They mix in nature occasionally, right? So what's the problem? It would be different if either species were endangered, but there are plenty of corn and ratsnakes thankfully.