FR was right in his first reply, I had "been had". I trusted the word of a local "reptile expert", despite thinking from the beginning, "It looks like a Brooks". (At the time, I had no reference for normal floridana colors & patterns.)

Now that I've done further research, I've matched specimens most closely matching his colors & patterns to the region just south of Lake Okeechobee, in Hendry & Palm Beach Counties.

I hope to get some photos soon, when I can stage the right light & setting. Thanks for your feedback.

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