The family was over yesterday. I thought nothing of it at the time, but in hindsight I should have realized that three curious 5 year old boys wandering my basement spelled trouble. Fast forward to this afternoon. I come home from a day on the lake with friends and stroll downstairs to check on my snakes, fish, etc. I feed my large female. As she gulps down dinner, I check on my little male. My heart sank as I saw the top of the cage had been pushed open maybe 2-3". I overturned the hide boxes expecting to find my little guy obedient as ever.

Nothing.

I immediately broke out the flashlight and searched what seemed like every nook and cranny my labyrinth of a basement has to offer and came up empty handed. I'm planning on waiting until it gets dark and hope to catch the snake off guard. For now, he remains at large.

Please, keep your cages LOCKED. I let me guard down for a minute and look what happened. Please let me serve as an example. I'd hate to see anyone else go through this.

It sucks.