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There are a couple ways to get rid of it.
1) if you are sure it's non venomous - jump right in there and wrestle it for awhile then take it for a long walk and turn it loose. It always "wows" the onlookers. - the snake wrestling part
2) since most people don't like plan A you can get...
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We have those here (I also live in Virginia) and here's the info I found on them:
Eastern Worm snake (Carphophis amoenus)
Description: A small (up to 35 cm TL) and smooth wormlike burrowing snake with a brown back and pink belly. The pink color extends onto the first scale row...
Steve you have to be careful of copperheads if you own a dog, the dogs instinct is to go after it. I have had 3 dogs snake bit, luckily they survived, seems benadryl does a good job of stopping a reaction from a snake bite. I don't think it works that way for people though.