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Believe this is a grass, garter or gopher snake.
The only grass snake in NY is the smooth green snake (which this is not) and gopher snakes are not found in NY. :)
Sorry Aaron, this is the only pic I could get while holding it AND the camera!!
Hi, Pamela. Do you have any other photos that show more of the snake? My best guess with what I see is the common gartersnake but I would like to see more before committing to that. :-)