That sinking feeling...

He has yet to escape. But boy do I know the feeling!
My Normal came home on New Years Eve morning, Steven and I got his tank all set up, ate dinner, checked on him about 30 times, and left for the night. I got home around 4am, checked the tank, and saw him curled up in his hide, and went to bed.
9Am rolls around and my father (very scared of snakes) busts into my room asking "Do you have the snake? Because he's not in his tank". I ran out, took everything out of the tank and nothing, I was freaking out.
...turns out he decided that all the way under his bedding under the water dish, was a great place to hide...

well I've had snakes get out, but I can't say I really know "the feeling"

Ive have 2 snakes get out, but i can't saw that I was worried. first time was my smaller male carpet, about 4 foot long, when I put him in my females cage, the cage keeps her in... not him. but a 4 foot carpet knocking crap over as he ventures isn't hard to find.

2nd one was my female carpet, 5 1/2 feet, got out because while showing off all my animals to everyone at a party, my dumba$$ didn't latch her cage when I put her back, but again a 5 1/2 snake isn't hard to find, found her curled up in the guest bedroom in a blanket that was on the floor. I pulled the blanket up and she just proped her head up with the look of "excuse me I was sleeping"

now if my baby amazon tree boa got out, that might make me panic, that worm could be anywhere.