I have posted these photos in one other community and most of them said this was probably a florida king snake. What do you all think?

My 4 year old brother found it in our backyard and picked it up with a stick and put it in a plastic pitcher!!! We freaked. My aunt is a HUGE animal lover so she WILL NOT dispose of it until she finds out if its poisonous. I think this is a bad idea only because even though I am extremely fascinated, Im a little afraid of snakes.

I looked at it and was worried it might be something venomous but its curled up and we cannot see the end of the tail (to make sure its not a rattlesnake). Its about 10-12 inches long and its hardly moving. Right now its outside on the porch in a plastic container sealed tight with a screen lid...just in case.















And if it IS a florida king, would it be alright if my aunt kept it as a pet?

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• help identifying? - tragic, Mon Mar 29 11:48:43 2004
• RE: help identifying? - 4everherpn, Mon Mar 29 19:14:59 2004
• RE: help identifying? - rearfang, Mon Mar 29 19:28:39 2004
• That is a Desert Kingsnake (L. g. splendida). /np - chrish, Tue Mar 30 16:45:33 2004
• How do you know it's a desert king and not another getula [NP] - CamHanna, Wed Mar 31 11:27:35 2004
• RE: That is not a splendida Chris - rearfang, Wed Mar 31 14:41:12 2004