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Old 05-28-2021, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
It could also be just a mundane corn snake. You'll find some of those around in Florida too. They're not venomous or aggressive, and are often mistaken for copperheads.

It's still a good idea to not try and capture one, or catch/release, and instead get a wildlife professional to handle it.

If you kill it and it's a corn snake, you'll be killing a harmless animal that's actually good for humans, since it keeps the rodent population down. If you don't kill it and it bites you and it's a copperhead, you could be in a lot of pain for a couple of weeks.
Agree that’s a Corn Snake, also known as a Red Rat Snake. Harmless and good to have around.