If I couldn't have a corn snake I would go for a yellow rat snake but I see looking at their range map that you can't have one of those in GA either. You definitely need to be bothering politicians in Georgia! Everglades rat snakes are from the everglades. Should be legal. Really beautiful snakes. Don't want to post a picture without permission on my very first post here but I love the looks of this guy's Everglades rats.

http://www.sunshineserpents.com/Capt...at%20Snake.htm