Glad to hear you got him out.![]()
When I had a kingsnake by the tail with the rest of him inside a fireplace I used the following technique;
pull gently till he comes out a bit then tenses himself to hold in, dont let him pull further in but don't try and pull him further out untill he relaxes again.
Rince repeat.
Took me 3 hours to get a five foot kingsnake out of a false fronted fireplace with internal struts and supports but aside form a little scale damage and a lot of dust he was fine.
dr del