Lost snakes tend to stay close to walls, baseboards and cover. As was suggested before put flour along these areas as the snake crawls through they will leave an imprint. Areas that have carpeting you can use several long strips of cardboard along walls putting the flour on the cardboard. Be sure to place some at each end of any furniture.

2 liter soda bottles can be made into very effective snake traps. Cut off the top about 1/2" below where it transitions from the sloping part to the cylindrical part. Turn the top around and insert it into the cylindrical part and tape in place. This will give you a funnel that leads into the bottle. Kind of like a fish trap. 2 of these end to end with the funnels facing away from each other placed along walls. Be sure to rub the funnel portion with rodent scent and place a food item inside. Cover with a sweatshirt sleeve, dish towel anything to provide "cover." Leave several of these around overnight and check each morning. Replace bait as necessary.
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