Ball Python escape, could he have gotten out of the house?

[Bogertophis]

Might also try picking up a live mouse or two and leaving them in a wire cage on the floor, if the other methods don't work. Sometimes I find that the sounds and scents of live rodents get their attention best, depending on the snake. Awkward to say, but kind of like how some dogs react strongly to squeaky toys and others don't. Still squeaky, just not a toy...

CAUTION- if you try this, it can be deadly for the snake. Yes, the scent might attract the snake, but snakes have been known to get stuck between the wire bars of cages trying to get at the occupant (bird or rodent) & they can die trying, because the animal inside is going to attack the snake & may do enough damage to kill it (if the cage itself doesn't). DO NOT USE a wire cage- but a plastic-type one with secure snap-on top- the kind with very narrow slits for ventilation that NOTHING can crawl thru, much less get stuck in.