Found This...

I don't know much about snakes but I'm thinking this might be a corn. It thinks it's 10' long and bullet proof even though it's a tiny.

My dad found it in the garage as he was cleaning up and was ready to kill it until I stepped it. Bringing it in the house is out of the question and I don't want to just let it go. We are in Florida so the weather is not too bad. Should I just let it go out in the woods? I don't know anybody who wants it.

Thanks!


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If you found a snake in your house in florida, and it's a native species, sure just release it out in the woods. I'm not 100% sure that corns are native to florida but it wouldn't surprise me.

If the snake is non native I wouldn't release it, if it were me I'd put it up in a tub in a room far away from any other reptiles(QT procedures) until I could find a home for it.

hey there it's probly a cor pics didnt work for me either just set it free in the woods he/she was in the garage feeding on mice or palmetto bugs glad you steped in o save the little one where in central florida you at?

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Originally Posted by punyhuman07

hey there it's probly a cor pics didnt work for me either just set it free in the woods he/she was in the garage feeding on mice or palmetto bugs glad you steped in o save the little one where in central florida you at?

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I don't understand why the pics are not working. They are in my gallery if you haven't checked there.

It's a pretty snake with a checkerboard pattern. Wish you could see it.

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Originally Posted by TanyaL

I don't understand why the pics are not working. They are in my gallery if you haven't checked there.

It's a pretty snake with a checkerboard pattern. Wish you could see it.

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if it has a checkerboard pattern its probably a Florida King

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Originally Posted by TheVipersHouse

if it has a checkerboard pattern its probably a Florida King

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Could be then...I really don't know. Do they look similar to Corns? I thought I seen corns with the checkerboard pattern.

I take it the pics still are not showing up...any idea what I'm doing wrong?

I went to your gallery ... it's a corn ... ;)

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Originally Posted by LostNFound

I went to your gallery ... it's a corn ... ;)

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Thanks for taking the time to identify it. Should I let it go or try to find a home for it? The temps are not that bad right now but it's going to get cold.

Best I can tell he is just a native ... I mean he is a normal corn ... given that your in FL it's not real cold ... I would say let him go. He'll figure something out :snake:

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Originally Posted by LostNFound

Best I can tell he is just a native ... I mean he is a normal corn ... given that your in FL it's not real cold ... I would say let him go. He'll figure something out :snake:

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Then that is what I'll do! I'll probably take it for a ride and release it down in the forest to ensure that it won't make it back in front of my dad's path.

I just explained to my dad that it's a completely harmless snake but wants you to think that it's 10' tall and bulletproof and that the tail shaking was probably just a scare tactic. His response "it works!"

What is the likely hood of him finding more of these little guys in the shed? After he found this one, he was cleaning out boxes by using a 5' pole just so he wouldn't have to get close should there be another one. I don't think I've seen a grown man more scared of a snake than he is! LMAO I don't know how we managed to sneak a ball into the house, right under his nose! LOL

Another thing....I've got it on the patio in my bp's old feeder tank with a heat lamp over it, aspen bedding and a couple toilet paper rolls for hides. Should I wait until tomorrow when it's warmer to release it or let it go now?

well ... they are nocturnal ... If you want to wait til tomorrow I don't think it will matter really it's gonna try to get away and hide no matter what time of day

the snake is probably old enough to be a survivor in the wild, it doesn't really matter when you release it.

As for the likelihood of finding another snake in the shed, it's pretty common in areas with lots of snakes like florida, sometimes it just depends on how secure the structure is.

When I lived in the south, sometimes I would go an entire year without seeing any snakes near my house(though plenty on nearby hiking trails), and other years I'd be fishing snakes out of the pool every few days. It just seems pretty random to me, likely but not predictable to find another snake :D

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the snake is probably old enough to be a survivor in the wild, it doesn't really matter when you release it.

As for the likelihood of finding another snake in the shed, it's pretty common in areas with lots of snakes like florida, sometimes it just depends on how secure the structure is.

When I lived in the south, sometimes I would go an entire year without seeing any snakes near my house(though plenty on nearby hiking trails), and other years I'd be fishing snakes out of the pool every few days. It just seems pretty random to me, likely but not predictable to find another snake :D

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How old would you guess this snake is? It's shown in the bottom of a 5 gal. bucket in two of the pics and the belly shot is shown in a 10gal tank. I would say that it's head is less than 1/2" wide and it's maybe just over 12" long which is purely a guess.

I think I'll wait until tomorrow to release it since it's already dark and I don't have a flashlight that works...thanks to the power going out last night and having to finish my gifts by flashlight.

That's a nice normal (wild-type) 08 hatchling corn. Release him near some wood pile or something if you don't want to adopt him.

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How old would you guess this snake is? It's shown in the bottom of a 5 gal. bucket in two of the pics and the belly shot is shown in a 10gal tank. I would say that it's head is less than 1/2" wide and it's maybe just over 12" long which is purely a guess.

I think I'll wait until tomorrow to release it since it's already dark and I don't have a flashlight that works...thanks to the power going out last night and having to finish my gifts by flashlight.

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I'd guess it's under a year old, a product of this past breeding season, but certainly not a brand spankin new hatchling, it's got more than a few successful predations under its belt.

In the wild they normally hatch in the spring, so it would be getting close to a year old. I still call that a hatchling tho, maybe I'm weird. :D

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That's a nice normal (wild-type) 08 hatchling corn. Release him near some wood pile or something if you don't want to adopt him.

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I wish I could keep him but that is out of the question. I'll look for a good release location and let it go tomorrow afternoon.

My son picked it up earlier so that he could put some aspen in the tank and I have to say I was pretty surprised that there wasn't even an attempt at a bite or strike. UGH...that makes it harder to release the poor thing.

Thanks to all for the help!

Hello. Through research it has been proven that wild caught snakes should not be relocated as they normally die shortly after from predation, starvation, etc. I am a field herper and have relocated a couple of snakes myself but after reading the all of the info on deaths due to relocation I only do short distance relocations now. I would just let the little guy go in your back yard and educate your father about snakes so that he no longer wants to kill snakes. http://webspinners.com/coloherp/cb-n...elocation.html This does not apply to rattlesnakes only but to corn snakes, rat snakes, indigos, and many other snakes with home ranges. HTH

I'm late but if you still wanted to know it is a cornsnake. The pics didn't work but I looked in your gallery and seen it. Definately a corn.