I found a baby snake and it looks like a baby red corn snake?

Question

i found a baby snake it isnt a adder, grass snake, smooth snake or a slow worm but it does look like a red corn snake ive but it the tank i have already got with what i needs but i need some more iformation on how i can identify what it is can anyone help?

Answer 1

How about we let it go and then you dont have to worry?...

Most likely a better chance of living out there

Answer 2

take it to a vet mate let them tell you what it is it sounds like you are in the UK so if its definitely not an adder then i doubt it is venomous as for not making good pets i have had two corns for years and none of my family have ever been bitten so if it is a corn as long as you feed and water properly and keep him warm then you are onto a winner good luck research corn snakes as they come in a variety of different colours if it is a corn or email me a photo i will advise you on anything you need to know

Answer 3

Where did you find it?  I take it that because you mention the Adder, Grass Snake and Smooth Snake, you're in the UK?  If so, those are the only native snakes.  It may be feral (ie escaped from captivity, or the offspring of one that has).  It's very rare for a feral reptile to survive more than a few days, so whatever you've got, it was pretty lucky to find someone to take care of it.

Ring your local zoo, or ask your vet if they've got anyone there who can give you a definite identification.

Answer 4

You can web search, also books at the library, corn snakes don't make good pets, if you handle him everyday, he may take to you, but they have a mean streak, that will leave nice teeth marks on your hands later in life,

Answer 5

You should advertise locally that you've found a baby corn snake so it's owners can get in touch if they want. Baby corn snakes are notoriously good escape artists and some poor person might have only had it a week, or paid good money for it.

If it's red it's most likely an amel. Amel corns have no black pigment meaning that where there should be black such as around their markings there is  just white or a yellowy colour, and where they would normally have shades or grey/brown/tan they instead have quite bright oranges and reds. There are other colour morphs which are also red/ orange, such as hypo, sunkissed, lava, bloodred, creamsicle, okeetee, crimson (hypo miami), and many different combinations. This is because corns are the most popular pet snake and are bred a lot, and to produce attractive colours.

Here's a pic of a baby amel corn snake:

http://www.northwestreptiles.co.uk/Amel_...

Bloodred:

http://www.izzysworldofherps.info/5-bloo...

Normal:

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/saskatchewan...

Letting it go would be sentencing it to death. Even if you live in the area of the USA where they live a bright orange snke would be easy pickings for predators.

Corn snakes make great pets!! That idiot above knows nothing about them. They do not have a mean streak, they are one of the most docile snakes you can get and the best species for a beginner keeper. Occasionally some are a bit teasy especially as hatchlings but the bite is not really painful. They only have small teeth. What an idiot, unless he's just trying to wind you up.

I'll do my ebst to identify it for you if you have a pic, otherwise post a pic on reptile forums, or on cornsnake forums, and someone really knowledgeable like a breeder will help you. vets and zoos are hopeless. Zoo keepers tend to just know basic species information, and not know much about breeding or colour morphs. Vets know even less. They probably wouldn't even recognise a corn snake.

Answer 6

red touch yellow, kill a fellow

red touch black, friend of jack

Answer 7

find out if there is a exotic pet shop in your area and take it there they will tell you what you need to no

Answer 8

David what are you talking about!? Cornsnakes make the BEST reptilian pets for new snake owners!

I own one and he is very tame, loves being handled, and has never once bit me. And he doesn't try to escape, but that is what snakes are known for!

If you plan on keeping it, always handle it so it becomes tame. Or if you don't, put it back in the wild.

Don't try to feed it on the first day you keep it. It is most likely still in shock and might throw it up or something.

I HATE it when people say this but...maybe check with an EXOTIC vet. If it has a disease and bites...you could be in trouble. But apparently it hasn't. Then again, I never took my cornsnake to a vet, and he's just fine the way he is.

Here is a good article on cornsnake care:

http://www.reptilecare.com/CornSnakeCare...