Do you find yourself peering back into the enclosure it escaped from, hoping it has somehow found its way back? I always did, but I haven't had an escape in years! (knocking on head)
I'm sorry to hear you have an AWOL snake, especially a small one. As for snake traps, I use plastic soda bottles for such. You can make your own by cutting the top of a soda bottle off where it starts to taper, invert the top section and feed it back into the bottle securing it with tape. You can cut the spout off of the top, prior to fitting it back into the bottle, to accommodate the size of your lost snake. Once you have done this, cut a hole large enough for the open end of your bottle to fit flush, from a piece of square cardboard and secure this to the edge of the opening. Place the trap along side a wall, or make a couple and place one along each wall, as snakes will generally crawl along such and hopefully climb into your trap.
You may also wish to try the old flour trick, where you sprinkle flour within the area your serpent has gone amiss and check such on a regular basis for tracks, this will give you an indication of where the snake has been and possibly where it was headed…

Good luck,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

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