it sounds like it could have been an eastern king snake. Just a guess. I'm not even sure if they are in arizona but they are around here, WV, and they are non venomus. My moms dog get snake bit at least once or twice a year and so do the horses. If it is non venomus then they usually wont show any signs, just tenderness at the bite. With venomus such as the
copperheads around here, the bite will ...