Wee dead snake

Went scoot-wandering through the west coast today, good times.  Came across a freshly dead little snake on a farm road, it looks like a young Dione Ratsnake to me.  It was just laying in the road, no signs of trauma.  Don't think me soft, but it was one of the most beautiful critters I've ever seen, it was perfect.  I whispered it some advice, then flung it into the bushes.