If I were in their shoes, I'd be handing over the names and phone numbers of anyone who had been at their residence in the last month. It would be a place to start. The police could perhaps get warrants to search the homes of anyone who has been there recently. Or at least watch their homes for suspicious activity.

Me personally, if the police approached me saying that I was a person of interest in a recent snake theft, I would have no trouble letting them search my home. Anything that might help.

Maybe someone could suggest that to them.

Gale