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I lost a baby sunglow in my house on Nov 15th. Its now Dec 21st and still no signs of it. I believe that the snake is somewhere in the heating system in my walls. The snake is 18" long and could perhaps be anywhere. I live in a single family house in the North East and its been between 10-45 degress outside since it got loose. Any ideas on how to find it. Do you think its gone? Please tell any stories about your lost herps in your house. I still keep the faith.

i had an adult male jalisco milksnake loose in my house for 18 months. one night i came down stairs to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and i flipped the light on in the bathroom and there he was. he was really skinny but has since regained his weight and is doing fine. Keep the faith you might just be surprised.

First got to any heat source he could find. Look in the back of you refrgerator, dryer. Sometimes they have openings where the snakes will feel safe abd ger warmth from the motor.

Second set a sort of trap. if he gets active at night you want to try and track him. Take baking soda or flour and make a line accross the entry to a room. and try to see if its disturbed or not in the morning.

AND, finally a snake that size....Get a adult mice, pre-kill amnd put it in a gallon milk container. If the snake is hungry and on the move it will come accross this meal, go in and eat, but it should be to fat to get out, and in the AM theres your snake.

Hope you find him.

happy holidays

I know two people who found thier loose snakes tangeled up in the furnace. I'd look there daily. Good luck.

Assuming you've already turned the house upside down and looked in every dumb place that seems uncomfortable for a boa there is a contraption that can be credited to the cornsnake nerds. If you cut off the top 1/3 of a two liter bottle and invert it so that the cap would be facing inside the bottle it makes a large funnel that is easy for a snake to enter but tough to get out of. Maybe a live fuzzy that is harmless and cant escape would put off enough stink, warmth or movement to attract your boa as bait. Or if it were me and it was 10 degrees at night i'd line the floor next to the walls with mouse glue boards and work the boa off with some mineral oil when it shows up on one of them. The boa will not be happy to be covered in glue and oil but i work in a pet store where we use glue boards to catch loose crickets and if there is ever a loose snake this is where it turns up. good luck