Red lipped snake

Early in the morning on my fathers-in-laws farm we heard the dogs barking, when I looked outside I saw the dogs barking but look towards the house. My first thought was that the dog was just being a dog and barking at the cats, but the barking still continue even after I tried to calm them down. I then when outside a found this little guy (Red lipped snake) outside, surrounded by our cats. We eventually caught him and released him in the fields away from the farm house.