Eastern diamondback rattlers average about 5.5 feet in length, and the very largest specimens of the species ***might*** approach 8 feet. The apparent size of this rattler has been exaggerated in the photographs due to forced perspective (i.e., the snake is much closer to the camera lens than other objects in the frame)
Corn snakes are not native to Indiana, either a released pet, or a misidentification.
Was on my father's property on the Indiana/Kentucky border. If they aren't "supposed" to be in Indiana, I'll have to remind it next time I see one.
Maybe it laid some anchor eggs after it got here, and now it's waiting for amnesty and a path to citizenship?