Help with Snake Identification!

[brittanyb415]

Hello All!

I'm a new snake owner and not really the brightest when it comes to owning a snake.

Here's my back story..

I live in Newfoundland, Canada. We have no wild snakes in our province. I work at a vet clinic and a snake was found in an industrial park. It's not uncommon to hear of people here letting their snakes outside when they no longer want them. The snake was picked up and brought into our clinic where he was held for 72 hours with no one coming forward for him. I took him home and set him up in a 20 gallon long. He was extremely docile, skinny and dehydrated. I fed him 4 times in a week span (I know this is a lot but I was underestimating the size rat I needed) - I basically fed him rat pinkys and they didn't leave a bulge so I was obviously under feeding. Anyway, he's obviously feeling better but the problem is that he stalks me through the tank when I walk around my room, he strikes at the glass, I struggle to change his water bowl. It looks like a hurricane has gone through his tank most days.

He is missing the tip of his tail - an obvious old injury as it was healed when he was brought in. He is roughly 2 feet in length and about 1-1.5 inches around.

So far people have said he is a corn snake, rat snake or eastern milksnake (wild that was brought here on a truck). Looking for Opinions! I'm completely lost.