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Just found in my kitchen

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Hello,
I just found this little guy in my kitchen. He is really small and hard to take a picture of but I was hoping maybe someone could identifiy what kind of snake he/she is? The pics aren't great cause he's so small the markings and colors won't show up. He is a burnt orange color with a grayish silver stripe down his back with black spots going down the sides of the stripes. We are thinking eiter a corn or milk snake but we are not sure. Thanks for any help.
 
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His tummy is white and there is a black band around the base of his/her neck. Also if it helps we live in winter garden florida.
 
You could post the pics anyway? Sometimes a few not-so-great pics are better than no pics at all... Put him in a clear container and snap some shots that way :)
 
I don't have experience with these but it may be a bit difficult to get it to eat since it was wild caught, especially since in the wild they eat slugs, snails, and earthworms, small fish, frogs, and salamanders(according to the site Alan posted). I suggest since you don't know much about it it would be bet to release it.
 
Wow, good ID, Alan! Yup, I'd just let that go. WC snakes end up being not so much fun. But I guess saying that makes me a hypocrit, since I still have my first WC corn. Who has cost a lot in vet bills and can't eat anything biger than a fuzzy without regurging- so I stand by my statement.
 
Speaking from experience, these guys are hard to keep in captivity. You are better off releasing it back. I kept some for several months, but then let them go. I will say though that if you found one, there are usually at least 3 or 4 more near where you found that one. So don't be surprised if you find a couple more.
 
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