[Sweet_Sunflower29]

underfoot, im sitting in my chair
cat saw it on its way to where i sit,thought it was a bug till i saw whole thing,went right under my feet, under shoe wiggling around

[Woodstock]

You still have that snake under foot?

[Chad Fairbanks]

under shoe wiggling around

Apply maximum pressure with the aforementioned foot

[snippy_about_it]

Okay, you are at the computer, perhaps you can manage to set your hard drive on him while you get something better to handle him with. I don't know if that would hold him or not. I understand you wouldn't want to leave and not see where he takes off to.

[DallasMike]

If you can, grab it with your thumb and forefinger just behind his head, then wrap your other fingers lower down on his body. You don't even have to squeeze very hard. Take him to the door, walk as far away from the house as you feel, and let him go on the ground. If you grab him right behind his head, he can't bite you.

He sounds harmless and he'll be good for eating bugs and other nasties that you probably don't want in your house. Plus it'll be a good story later on -- a lot better story than just killing it.

[piasa]

If the head smoothly blends into the body you are probably OK where you are- the only poisonous snake whose head isn't distinct from the body is the coral snake and those are very brightly colored in red, yellow and black, and more likely to be found out my way in Floriduh than yours.

Poisonous snakes have 'big cheeks' - the poison glands- which make them look like an arrow with a flared arrowhead on the end for a head. The head does not smoothly transition from the neck and is VERY obvious. Put your index finger tips together and your thumb tips together and you will create the shape of a rattlesnake or water moccasin head. If the little guy's head looks like that, then it looks like you've got a poisonous snake. That's still no big deal. If dealt with gently they tend to be laid back; they don't want to bite anything they can't swallow if they can avoid it.

If he moves sideways in a distinct 's' shape he is probably a sidewinder. While they are rattlers, they're not that toxic and are mild mannered. You really have to provoke them to get a reaction. Sidwinders and other poisonous snakes tend to be short and 'fat,' with coarse, rough looking keeled scales, not ribbonlike and sleek like a gartersnake. Older rasttlers don't rattle unless they are upset.

He still won't bother you, unless you step on it. Try to set something nearby on the floor which he can crawl under. Then lift your feet so he is exposed. The snake will probably head towards the nearest 'cover' - your object you put on the floor. At that point you can get up and go get a bucket or paper bag.

Chances are your cats brought him in and if they can do it, he's not poisonous. So let the cats handle him.