I always get a flashlight, and something long which I can reach into dark places with like a wire hanger bent straight. One thing you DO NOT want to do is in your panic and haste squash the poor snake while moving things you think it may be under. Also keep in mind if there's a ledge or space underneath any furniture or objects in the room you want run your finger along the entire perimeter of it. Being a Milk I wouldn't be looking very high off the ground until the areas closer to floor are all checked. If you have heated shelves where you keep your snakes be sure to take down every cage and inspect the area thorughly, sometimes they are very close to their cages and you tear your room apart to find he never left the shelf! The hardest find for me was a lost baby Black King, which is much harder to spot than an orange snake. Even if you do not see the snake in a hard to reach spot gently poke around it and you may possibly stir him up. Just remember, it is easy to turn your hatchling into a hatchling pancake, be careful! Tom Stevens

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