Glad that you found the little bugger! My male normal had escaped twice when I kept him in a tank and I found him the exact same place both times! I now have a rack system with tubs and there have been no more escapes since!
^ This is funny! We have only had 2 escapes, both before we had rack systems and seperate housing accomodations for our reptiles. Both escaped snakes were found in the same place also, my hockey bag!