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felloffthetruck

07-31-17, 07:22 AM

Snake in our AC unit this morning. He was a mean little fellow. Took him further out into the woods and let him go.

Don't want him to bite one of our Great Danes.

What kind of a snake is this? Poisonous?

trailblazer295

07-31-17, 07:24 AM

A geographical location would help as well.

felloffthetruck

07-31-17, 07:25 AM

North central Florida.

http://i.imgrpost.com/imgr/2017/07/31/snake02c9702.jpg

FWK

07-31-17, 07:28 AM

Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus), harmless. Nice find.

Andy_G

07-31-17, 07:44 AM

Completely harmless corn snake as mentioned.

felloffthetruck

07-31-17, 08:02 AM

Thanks, guys.

Picked him up with some tongs and put him in a bucket, he was striking and biting like mad. Maybe harmless but seemed real mean. :Wow:

FWK

07-31-17, 08:39 AM

Thanks, guys.

Picked him up with some tongs and put him in a bucket, he was striking and biting like mad. Maybe harmless but seemed real mean. :Wow:

It was just afraid, it's a tiny little snake and you're a giant predator. It thought you were going to eat it and it was doing its best to defend itself. It can't understand that you were trying to help it, lol.

Minkness

07-31-17, 09:17 AM

Rather good looking one too! Thanknyou for not killing it! =)

felloffthetruck

07-31-17, 06:16 PM

Yep, let him go in the woods safe & sound.

Would you guys have kept him for a pet?

Scubadiver59

07-31-17, 06:51 PM

Myself...no. Prefer to keep only captive bred.

Yep, let him go in the woods safe & sound.

Would you guys have kept him for a pet?

Minkness

07-31-17, 07:47 PM

I've been known to keep some WC animals as pets for short periods. But they generally don't do well in captivity unless you really know what to do (which I didn't). Captive bred is usually the way to go. Especially for more common species that have been in the industry for as long as corn snakes have.