http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/...hp?f=2&t=12299 I dunno, the snake in the OP looks alive to me. I've also been in contact with the herpetology curator at the Virginia Living Museum (which was mentioned in that thread) who confirmed they did have an unusually blue specimen who unfortunately passed in 2013. I'm waiting to see if he has photos available.
(e) I attached some additional photos of the snake caught by Joe Farah.