After months of preparation, at long last: I brought home a corn snake!
I don't have any good pictures of him yet, but I will post some once I do; for now, though, the breeder (Snakess n Lizzards) has a picture of him
here. He's been active and curious since I brought him back - he settled down for a little while behind his fake vine, but has since come out again to explore his new home. He hasn't figured out the hides yet, but he seems happy with the vine and did find the water and took a nice drink, which was good. I'm super excited to get to raise this little guy!