Is this a rat snake?

Question

This is what a baby rat snake looks like that we found:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/images/babyrat.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/chamo.htm&h=192&w=270&sz=12&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=ExU6k1B-A-J7GM:&tbnh=80&tbnw=113&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2Bbaby%2Brat%2Bsnake%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DHPIC,HPIC:2005-41,HPIC:en%26sa%3DG

Answer 1

no, rat snakes are perfectly harmless

Answer 2

Uh, the pictures in the link you gave are clearly labeled, and yes, one is a rat snake. Rat snakes are harmless but can still bite and often shake their tail like a rattlesnake. You're better off letting the one you caught go and buying something a little better to have as a pet such as a corn snake.