Help--is this a corn snake?

[digcolnagos]

I have pix of a snake we've just been given responsibility for. We're thinking it's a corn--found in woods in Central Illinois--but are unsure. Can anyone help ID? We've got it in a 10-gallon with UTH at 85 degrees on warm side and two identical hides. Wants nothing to do with a FT pinky, nor a live one that appears too big. If you know what this is and what it might eat, please let us know. Unfortunately, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to post a photo on this page (I've been trying for almost an hour), but if someone knows anything about corns, please let me know and I'll email you a pic pronto. We really want to give this snake a good home or set it free if that's what's best and it can survive. Thanks.

[shhhli]

I have pix of a snake we've just been given responsibility for. We're thinking it's a corn--found in woods in Central Illinois--but are unsure. Can anyone help ID? We've got it in a 10-gallon with UTH at 85 degrees on warm side and two identical hides. Wants nothing to do with a FT pinky, nor a live one that appears too big. If you know what this is and what it might eat, please let us know. Unfortunately, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to post a photo on this page (I've been trying for almost an hour), but if someone knows anything about corns, please let me know and I'll email you a pic pronto. We really want to give this snake a good home or set it free if that's what's best and it can survive. Thanks.

if you caught it in the woods, google up wild corn snakes or corn snakes and match the photos up. you can take the picture to tinypic.com upload it, and post the link here..?

[chris B]

email me a picture at chargedgs@yahoo.com i'll give you some help.

[dr del]

Hi,


Here are a couple of links explaining how to post pictures on the forums - note 800 x 600 pixels is the largest image size so if your picture is larger than that use a link instead.

Video showing how to post pics.

Thread on how to post pictures.


Hope that helps.


dr del

[Blue Apple Herps]

Corns aren't native to IL, so I doubt it is. Unless you caught a former pet; but you never know. Stranger things have happened.

[Schlyne]

It might be a fox snake. They are local to IL. That's the one native herp I can think of that looks similar to a corn.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...his_gloydi.jpg

[joepythons]

I have pix of a snake we've just been given responsibility for. We're thinking it's a corn--found in woods in Central Illinois--but are unsure. Can anyone help ID? We've got it in a 10-gallon with UTH at 85 degrees on warm side and two identical hides. Wants nothing to do with a FT pinky, nor a live one that appears too big. If you know what this is and what it might eat, please let us know. Unfortunately, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to post a photo on this page (I've been trying for almost an hour), but if someone knows anything about corns, please let me know and I'll email you a pic pronto. We really want to give this snake a good home or set it free if that's what's best and it can survive. Thanks.

I know you sent me a pm but where are you in Central Illinois? If you are close enough i might be able to meet you or something.I am thinking off hand without seeing a pic you might have a black rat snake or a fox snake(i think thats the name) as they are both native snakes.I rescued a black rat snake and its pattern is similiar to a corn snakes.

[digcolnagos]

Thanks, all. Here's a link to a picture I've tried uploading on tinypix.com. Hope it works:

Click here for picture.

[digcolnagos]

Wow, wasn't what I expected. Let me try again. Be right back.

[lord jackel]

Looks like a prairie King Snake.