Hey there guys. So last night I got a call from a friend of mine saying essentially that he had found a baby Copperhead right outside of his house. He put a tupperware container over it and called animal services, who, when they came out stated that they couldn't do anything and to just let it go. Now he lives in a neighborhood full of young kids so he, and myself, were not too keen on that idea. So now I have a baby Copperhead sitting in a spare 30 gallon tank beside me. My decision boils down to whether or not I hold on to this little one till sunday when I'm heading out towards the boonies to the gf's parents house to let it go in a more rural area where kids are less likely to be bit, or to keep the wee one. Regardless I want to provide proper husbandry for it till that point. So, at the moment it's in a spare 30 gallon with newspaper as a bedding, a rather large water bowl, and a hide, with a heat lamp on top of the tank. Is this okay for a few days or should I change things around? Also let me say that I have no intention of handling this snake either over the next few days or really ever. Were I to keep it it would be solely for watching with interest. Thanks guys.

Ben