had many snakes in 15 years and about 20 escapes most the time It my fault, weirdest was my butter corn ( he getting really old) but he got out of the tank I had him in ( lid was not on square ) I lost him for over 3 months. in the middle of winter. I happen to be checking the heating ducts and cleaning them out some from heavier items like coins and such I just happen to be using a mirror and a light and I seen this yellow skin. and though ok if this is the corn it either dead, or very close to it ( plus could not figure how to get out ,so I stuck a mouse in a small deli cup and set in the heater vent and watched and waited within 20 mintued the snake was back n the cage , with a full belly and only damage was some frost bite to the tail about 1/2 lost .

to this day we not been able to figuer out how a inch round snake got into the heating duct and not get fried by the electric heater coils.