I was browsing another ball python community when someone posted about their escaped snake. I saw all the usual suggestions: Sit and look, put out some flour or baking power, put out a heat lamp or pad, put a f/t mouse in a box with a small hole and wait.

And then I saw this:
"In extreme cases, you can use glue-board traps, but check them frequently. Some snakes can rip their own skins struggling to get loose. (Get the snake loose with non-toxic oil, a q-tip and patience.)"

Am I crazy to think this person is absolutely insane for suggesting this??

I have seen mice in these glue traps and they usually rip out all of their hair in struggle or get their face in the glue and suffocate. I cannot even believe this person suggested this method. I questioned their judgment and they insisted that it was an OK think to do.

This was their response:
"Well, I've used them. They work. If it's urgent that you recapture it in the shortest possible time (e.g. snake-phobic neighbor who will get you evicted if they find out it's loose, or snake escapes while moving and you must catch it by the end of the month), they're a useful tool.

Not exactly nice for the snake, though."