Help! What snake is this & will it kill me?

[Dunks]

Could be a grass snake.

Don't tell it any secrets!

 

[Jono8]

Looks like a snake to me.

 

[EdwardTeach]

To get a sense of scale, am I correct the that is a 100 litre vat of paint in the picture?

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Surprised nobody has posted this - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23583116

Except for the full thread on it - duh