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

[Bogertophis]

To clarify my suggestion of a wire cage, it should be common sense to use a wire mesh that's too small for a snake to have any chance of getting through it or getting stuck in it. I think what is being described above would be a metal bar cage, typically used for larger rodents, rather than a wire cage. Otherwise, it wouldn't hold a mouse in, let alone a ball python out. To keep a mouse inside, the wire needs to have openings 1/4 inch or less.

I agree- "common sense"- but I felt the need to mention not because I thought you didn't understand, but for anyone else that might get it wrong. I've seen too many people use cages they thought a rodent couldn't get out of or that a snake couldn't get into (things like bird cages where the bars are close together but can still be pushed apart some) & snakes can be motivated enough to hurt themselves trying. That's all I meant.