This "blizzard"..

[MrLang]

I haven't tested this out, but my tentative plan is to bag the snakes and put all the adults in one tub and all the babies in the other. I'll put a layer of hand warmers down then a double-thick towel over them to prevent burns and throw everyone on top of the towel and close the lid.

[satomi325]

I suggest getting shipping heat packs. They last much longer and less hotter than hand warmers. Hand warmers get too hot and burn too fast.

Also, keeping empty water bottles around helps. You can just fill them with hot water.

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[mattb]

I haven't tested this out, but my tentative plan is to bag the snakes and put all the adults in one tub and all the babies in the other. I'll put a layer of hand warmers down then a double-thick towel over them to prevent burns and throw everyone on top of the towel and close the lid.

Don't use hand warmers in a closed container. They use oxygen to heat and it will take all the air out of the container and then the snakes will not be able to breathe.

[Badgemash]

. I only have one snake, should I put the hand warmers directly in the tank in a sock or tape them to the bottom of the glass?

Depending on the brand/size they can get pretty hot. You may be better off taping a few to the bottom rather than one on the inside. I once used one of them taped to the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket to keep a baby squirrel alive in my tent overnight (what can I say, we geologists are weird). Between the hand warmers underneath and a hand towel to snuggle into the little guy did just fine, and I'm sure your snake will too.

You guys are making me glad I live in the desert, I haven't even seen snow for 2 years. Good luck with this storm, let us know how it went when the power is back up (assuming it goes out).

[Raven01]

I picked up a small generator pretty cheap and enough extension cord to keep my snake warm or my food cold depending on which season power outages occur.
In a real pinch you could even heat water on a BBQ or a fire and use hot water bottles to add heat to the snakes habitat. A bit of a pain as you will have to watch temp.s closer than with a small generator.

[Redneck_Crow]

I keep a Coleman 5 day cooler on hand for emergencies. Haven't had to use it yet, but here's the plan:

Put warm water in the 1 liter soda bottles I've saved for that purpose. (reptile shipping heater packs would work too, but I have a gas stove and stored water I can heat if the electric goes out)

Bag all of the snakes separately and put them in the cooler in an open top cardboard box

Surround the cardboard box full of snakes with the warm water and close the door.

A 5 day cooler does a great job of keeping stuff warm as well as it does cold. I could reheat the water as needed if it gets too cool in there. I'm using one now for an incubator, they hold hte heat nicely.