Found This...

[LostNFound]

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

[mainbutter]

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

[TanyaL]

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

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.

[wax32]

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.

[mainbutter]

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.

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.

[wax32]

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.

[TanyaL]

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.

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!

[ApexPredator]

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

[PythonBreeder]

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.