Below are 3 snakes I found that might fit the description of the one you found. However, without more details there are even more possibilities. 1 northern water snake (the picture doesn't look like a red & white but the description stated red & white in the colors.2.
Amelanistic Motley Banded Corn Snake 3 Candy Cane Corn Snake.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.