The winter soldier!!

[zina10]

Zina, I'm not sure where the OP is located, but I suspect it's warmer where you are (for re-locations). If a snake is put in a new location & doesn't have enough
time to find adequate cover (from cold/heat & predators) it's a death sentence. I've rarely kept any snakes that were healthy & just needed relocated...only with
good reason (survival issue).

Oh, that happened back in the summer, so there was no problem with re-location. Since the barn is literally carved out of the woods, I only carried him/her about 30 feet away and released him/her into the wood line

If I found such a tiny baby out in the ice cold and snow, I have to say, I'd be tempted to keep it until spring