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WHat Kind of Snake is this? And also questions!!

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Denim

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Hi,
4 Days ago a friend of mine found a baby snake in his yard he is not a snake person so he obviously didnt want it but he is an animal lover and since his dogs or cats killed 2 other babies he didnt want this one to get hurt. He picked him up from outside and the baby was really cold, he took him inside and called me. I then went over and got it from him at first I thought it was a corn snake but upon further looking it looks like a baby black rat snake. His head is shaped different but his body is just like a corn snake. I attached some pictures of it please if anyone knows what kind of snake it is that would help alot!! I wanted to offer it a small live pinky so I pick it up from the tank and put it in a feeding container as soon as it seen the pinkie it started to get aroused I left it there for about 30 minutes and it didnt eat it so my guess is that its very young. So I went to put the baby back into its tank and the little bugger striked at me barely missing my finger so instead i just carfully dumped it back into the tank everytime i get near the tank it moves to striking pose still after an hour its still tries to bite if i put my hand near the glass. Funny thing is she has been fine I held her yesterday and today about 4 times within the 2 days never once attacked!! I am going to take her either tomorrow or the next day about 20 minutes from here to a heavily wooded area where i know she wont be harmed. Also the picture of her belly is hard to see but it has black spots kinda like a corn snakes but also has tiny black speckles up the middle of the belly and from under the throat to lower jaw its solid white So my questions are:

1. What kind of snake is she?
2. Is wiggling her tail normal? My mom wont let me touch her as she insists shes a Rattle snake but i dont. Nor do i even want to touch her now!!
3. Is taking her to a heavily wooded area about 20 minutes away okay?
4. What should he do if anymore hatchlings come into his yard?
5. If all the babies are in his yard were are the parents at?
6. Also does anyone know why she would have striked after hold her before? Was it cause she still was hyped cause of the mouse or possibly stressed from being put into a container?

Thanks so much!!

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a) it is absolutely not a rattle snake. rattle snakes are pit vipers and all pit vipers have slit pupils. shaking tail is very common for a lot of snakes (because it makes people think its a rattle snake...)

i would agree that it is probably a rat snake. it is very common for a wild caught snake to not eat in captivity. probably would be a good idea to take it to a wooded area especially if it is an area that does not have lots of humans in it. very likely that the striking was caused by stress. the tail shaking is a good indicator of "i dont want to be messed with" its not just a rattlesnake thing.

parent snakes do not stick around for the kids. the female may take care of the eggs but when snakes hatch, they're on their own.

release into wooded area and rest knowing that you are helping control the nasty rodent population by giving this snake a chance to live.
 
I instantly thought Black Ratsnake. Cute little thing.

He's probably biting because he's scared witless... I would say releasing in to the wooded area is the best thing to do. Neat snake.
 
I would agree, it's a black rat.

However, grey and yellow rats start off life looking just like a black rat does. Of course, the OP's location of DE pretty much limits it to a BR.
 
Ok thanks everyone!! I will be releasing her/him today. I'll be sad to see her go but Im sure she'll be happy lol.
Thanks!!
 
Good looking snake. Hey, if you can, can you get some pictures of him when you release him in a natural surrounding? I think that'd be cool to see.
 
You probably shouldn't be handling any snake that you can't positively identify. Especially if you think there's a chance it's a rattle snake.

1. I say black rat snake too
2. It's saying "hands off"
3. Sure. A habitat with a mixture of woods and fields is best - with some kind of water supply like a creek or pond.
4. Avoid hitting them with the lawnmower.
5. Could be anywhere.
6. Because it had just had enough.
 
I new for a fact it was not a rattle snake i am positive she is a corn or black rat and then settled on black rat snake but just wanted other opinions!! I will definitly get picks of releasing her back into the wild!!!
Thanks
 
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