mud snake
Black Snake Moan - band - was created in 1997.
If it is in North America then it is most likely a ringneck snake. See the link below for more information.
The Australian bandy bandy of a cobra family with black and white band
Based on your description, the snake you are referring to is likely the Eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). This species is known for its tan body, black head, and thin yellow band around its head, making it easily recognizable.
Black is never the first band of a resistor color code, so you must be reading the stripes backwards. Orange-Orange-Black = 33 ohms.
The values and colours of the bands are as follows (0) Black (1) Brown (2) Red (3) Orange (4) Yellow (5) Green (6) Blue (7) Violet (8) Grey (9) White The first two bands are the value, the third is the multiplier (times ten). So as an example if the first band is Red, the second is Green, and the third is Orange, the value would be 25000 or 25k Ohms.
It sounds like you might be describing a black widow spider. Black widows are black with orange/red markings on their abdomen and have venomous stingers called pedipalps. They are known for their potent venom and distinctive coloring.
Coral snakes are relatively small snakes. They are tri-colors - yellow, red and black. The coral snake distinguishes itself from copycats, such as the king snake, by the coloration of the stripes. If the yellow stripes touch the red stripes the snake is a coral snake.
: Common names: Asian pipe snakes.[2] The Cylindrophiidae are a monotypic family[2] containing the genus Cylindrophis found in Asia. These are burrowing snakes and all have checkered black-and-white bellies. Currently, 8 species are recognized and no subspecies- adapted from wikipedia-Cj
Could be 'Tantilla planiceps - Western Black-headed Snake'. They live mostly in California and are mildly venomous, about 3.5 - 15.5 inches long. Go to http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/t.planiceps.html for pics.
it is a swamp adder- a type of snake
Poison.