it was only a couple hours.. they knew where he was it was just a PITA to get him out of the dashboard, they had to totally tear apart the front end interior. thats crazy about your corn snake!! the breeder was pretty P.O'd at his wife for "loosing" the snake.. its not like it was a $20 normal, any life is worth saving but the desperation to get the animal back was a bit more driven if you know what i mean.