Hello,

I just need some quick assistance. My neighbor found a garter snake in the backyard today and I took it in so it wouldn't get killed.

Although I'd like to, I can't keep the snake (and don't want to stress it out anyway by trying to hold it in captivity) so I want to release it into the wild. I don't want to let it go anywhere around here where people's backyards are cause someone will end up killing it.

I am thinking of releasing it into a forested area here, which is also used as a park here.

What would be a good place to release it in?

I want a good place so it minimizes it's chances of getting hurt and so it can find a place to hide/find food/whatever.

Thanks. I appreciate a quick response because I'm going to be going out to release it in a couple of hours. Meanwhile I have gotten a small rubbermaid type of box and cut some small holes in the top (that it can't go through) for air and put it in a quiet space, don't want to stress it out too much.

Thanks.