Snake in AC - What kind is this?

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.

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.

FWK · 07-31-17, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by felloffthetruck

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.

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.

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Originally Posted by felloffthetruck

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.