Ok let me ask an odd question back at you.

How do you think you bath a snake ?

 

Personally I run a nice warm bath. I have a selection of scented bubbles I add while running the water to ensure a nice mound of foam.
Some scented candles help reduce stress and aid shedding.
Once washed and rinsed I provide a nice thick pile towel to dry off (thus avoiding nasties such as RI and scale rot).
Overall a relaxing and enjoyable experience for the snake.

 

To the OP, if you're really unsure:

You can bath a snake in your bath, just don't fill it too deep. A couple of inches of warm water should be fine. Snakes can swim!
Cover any holes such as the taps or the overflow hole so the snake cannot escape into it.

I gave my snake a bath recently, as she was having problems pooing; it fixed the problem (she actually pooped in the bath), and she loved having her bath!

 

Guys you are too soft, i was hoping the OP was going to work it out for themselves

Ian, I love your sense of humour.... you for got to have Barry White playing low in the background

 

Hey all, thank you for your input. I know that's what's you do with a ball python who needs help shedding but I wasn't sure if corns are ok. I agree if the previous post, Barry White does definitely set the mood [emoji4]

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For a quick wash I'd follow the suggestion of putting it in the bath for a few minutes and then gently rubbing it down with a soaking wet , rough textured towel .
Obviously a sealed container with air holes would be safer if you have one big enough

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Serious point about bathing a snake though - most people suggest warm water but tepid water would be more appropriate. A human's internal temperature is 37 degrees or something - if it feels warm to us, it will be uncomfortably so to a snake that has a suggested vivarium hot spot of 30 degrees. Cool (not cold) water would be the way to go for a corn - if you must bathe it.

 

So I guess you can test it like a baby's water by putting your elbow into rather than a finger?

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A thermometer would give you a better answer. I would aim for something approximately around 20 degrees, but a bit cooler, slightly warmer (not too much), would be OK. Your elbow/a baby are still running at quite different temperatures from most snakes.

If you ever put your finger in a tank intended for tropical fish, you really wouldn't describe it as 'warm'. Tropical fish are typically kept around the 24 - 26 degree mark so that's the average sort of water temperature where many of them come from. Corn snakes come from a temperate climate, any water they come across, unless it's summer and the water is shallow and still, will be cooler.