Compost Pile

I took my compost bin apart a while back and have been trying to turn it and add green stuff and kitchen biodegradable material to get it to decompose faster. Today when I went to add the contents of my kitchen compost pail and turn it in, there was a really long snake that slithered away. Fortunately, it didn't slither toward me. It went under the greenhouse. I think it was a king snake.