It must be there for all the god damn rats that scurry around during the night. I honestly wanted to leave it alone and kill all the rats but sadly I have a female room mate who is fearful of snakes. If I left it where it was, she would have probably killed it with the replica sword I have in my room. The snake was too beautiful for me to kill it so I got my garbage can and lead it inside. Keep in my that I'm also afraid of snakes so I don't want to bring my fingers any where near it. I called a friend in a local pet shop and he said he would release it in a field somewhere. I kind of feel sad for letting it go since it's a nice looking snake but I don't have the time to care for it. Honestly though, how the hell did it get inside the house considering it's size? Must have been some stealthy ninja snake. If you guys are wondering, I'm in Florida where there are plenty of corn snakes.