ID on snakes in my attic?

Question

Hoping for help with these two snakes I just pulled from my attic
Geauga resident
Close proximity to swampy/marsh lands in back yard

Naturalist's Response

These are both Eastern Milk Snakes. These snakes are constrictors that feed primarily on mice and other small rodents, but they are known to also eat other snakes and lizards, too. When disturbed, they will sometimes coil up, shake their tail, and do their best impression of a rattlesnake, but rest assured, Eastern Milk Snakes are not venomous!

-Naturalist Andy Avram

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