Actually I would never recommend releasing any captive into the wild. First off, you don't know where it originally came from. Releasing a non-native animal into a native population can have dire consequences (and when I say non-native, I mean that even though bullsnakes are 'native' to your area, you don't know the specific population it may have come from) If the animal actually survives, it may live long enough to breed and pass on genes that are not conducive to survival in that particular local climate and so it's genes may degrade the local population. Second (and possibly more importantly) you don't know what kinds of diseases or parasites it may have been exposed to while in captivity and you do NOT want to expose a native population which may not have a natural immunity to whatever this snake may have been exposed to.
So I would say, either keep the snake and enjoy it for the amazingly unique animal that it is (you won't be disappointed). Or sell it to someone who would enjoy keeping a bullsnake as a pet. Frankly 20 bucks for a well mannered bullsnake is a steal for anyone who knows anything about these animals.
P.S. I'm also going to move this thread to the colubrid section...
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