Alexandra Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'm visiting my sister in New Mexico, it's cold... My nephew's ball python is missing out of its cage. Where should we look for this missing python. He's been out a week. He needs to eat soon or he'll probably die. Appreciate any tips on finding it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 :blink: We'll see this on the news, either after he slithers out a drain from under an innocent's person's tuckus as they're about to take a piddle, or as some poor schmuck is sudsing up in the shower and it drops down onto their Head and Shoulders in a slithery caress that keeps more people from stepping into a shower without a thrill of fear than Psycho did. Or, he'll be found, mid-munch on neighbour lady's precious 'Fluffy' or 'Princess' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Is he still in the house or outside? I'd check cabinets, under the bed... up in the boxspring, up in the couch... etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooooom Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 wrapped around the refrigerator coils or the hot water pipes, or the furnace somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Try the tips in this article. Good luck! http://www.anapsid.org/escapedsnake.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Okay, this thread is like a traffic accident. I've got a fear of a snake getting in my house. I don't need to read this thread. But I can't help myself. :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed2fosteradopt Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 We have a ball python and although he has never gotten out I wanted to give you peace of mind that he won't starve. Mine is on his second hunger strike....he hasn't eaten for months....and apparently this is normal. I hope you find him. We love ours! Blessings, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 This happened to my cousin. He looked for it for MONTHS! Finally just gave up and called it quits. Later, he was moving out of his apartment and roughly threw his junky couch off a balcony on it's way to the dumpster. The thing busted open and in the framework for the armrest, Ta-da, live, happy (or was it), snake! He lived in Michigan at the time and it was in winter. He turned off all his heat and plugged in the heat lamp in the corner in hopes of luring it out. Obviously it didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'd tell my sister's family something along the lines of "I'll be spending the next few days looking for the snake at the Holiday Inn. I'll let you know if I find it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'd tell my sister's family something along the lines of "I'll be spending the next few days looking for the snake at the Holiday Inn. I'll let you know if I find it." :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It's probably in something like a box spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It's probably in something like a box spring. I'd like to repeat: :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It's probably in something like a box spring. (shudder) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I agree with the other posts so far -- he's probably hiding someplace warm and dark inside the house, and he is probably just fine. The problem with snakes is that even the large ones can seem to squeeze into the tiniest spaces. I really hope you find him soon! Cat PS. If you close all of the interior doors in the house and put the snake's favorite food into a big box (one in each room,) you can watch to see if the food magically disappears from one of the rooms. At least that might help you narrow down the location. Needless to say, if it's "live" food, make sure the box has high sides, or else you'll have even more creatures to search for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) I only said it because my sister had a 4th grade student who lost his python for weeks, and when he found it, it was in his box spring. Edited April 17, 2009 by Blessedfamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It's probably in something like a box spring. Wow. :001_huh: That's an endorsement for a Select Comfort bed if I ever heard one! (No box springs here!) :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Wow. :001_huh: That's an endorsement for a Select Comfort bed if I ever heard one! (No box springs here!) :001_smile: And just imagine, the child had been sleeping on it for weeks. Since it was his pet, I guess that wouldn't creep him out. But when he asked my sister if he could bring the thing to school, she told him "No way." Another teacher let him bring it to her class. YECK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It's probably in something like a box spring. Actually, I think it's hiding in the pillow-case...until night-fall :001_huh: Boo-ah-hahaaa :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Needless to say, if it's "live" food, make sure the box has high sides, or else you'll have even more creatures to search for... OK, now I'm :svengo: and :eek: with JudoMom and abbeyej. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 My aunt found hers when a friend who was visiting used her bathroom. She could tell from the scream where the snake was, LOL! No worries about starving after a week of being missing. Snakes can go for a very long time without eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Actually, I think it's hiding in the pillow-case...until night-fall :001_huh: Boo-ah-hahaaa :D Bill :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Too funny! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Oh, sweet heavens!! The thought of having a snake in the house (never mind if the blamed thing is loose) absolutely gives me the willies. Snakes are the one thing I'm absolutely terrified of -- and I've had several calls involving them. (***Full Body Shudders at the mere hint of Memory***) And, Bill, I may not be able to sleep tonight thanks to that post of yours. . . even though I have a Select Comfort Bed. :001_huh: :glare: :lol: [in a minor thread-jack, does anyone else with this bed have a wide difference in settings between your spouse and yourself? There's literally a cliff between my setting (70) and dh's (bum hitting the floor).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 [in a minor thread-jack, does anyone else with this bed have a wide difference in settings between your spouse and yourself? There's literally a cliff between my setting (70) and dh's (bum hitting the floor).] Yes. I'm at a 60 and dh is a 30. Sometimes I wake myself up in the middle of the night "rolling downhill" because I've rolled over to his side of the bed. They don't tell you about that in the commercials. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 If it is cold, he may not have much of a chance anyway. Look for him in places that are warm as he will likely be trying to heat himself. My friend had a ball python and his heat rock wasn't working properly. As soon as the snake got cold, he died. (I still remember holding that stupid thing on my belly to keep it warm as we drove home. Ahhh, the memories. :001_huh::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Yes. I'm at a 60 and dh is a 30. Sometimes I wake myself up in the middle of the night "rolling downhill" because I've rolled over to his side of the bed. They don't tell you about that in the commercials. :glare: I so feel your pain. . .literally. I once crash landed against dh and woke us both up. My friend had a ball python and his heat rock wasn't working properly. As soon as the snake got cold, he died. (I still remember holding that stupid thing on my belly to keep it warm as we drove home. Ahhh, the memories. :001_huh::lol: :eek:<***SWOONS at bolded part***>:svengo: Ye gods, woman, you're a better man, erm, woman, uh, person than I. There's a lot I'll do for friends -- holding a slithering...being...against my body is NOT one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingmommy Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Some friends of mine lost their snake for two months. They found him in the bathroom in a drawer. Apparently, it was a little used drawer and he was getting really thirsty. When they put him back in the tank, he went straight to the water dish and camped out. Check the bathroom.......I hope it doesn't find the shower while you're in it. jeannie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in WA Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 This thread reminds me of the story my mother told me of growing up in poverty in rural Florida. One night, when she was a little girl, she was awakened by a snake falling on her bed from the exposed rafters above. They didn't have a pet snake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Actually, I think it's hiding in the pillow-case...until night-fall :001_huh: Boo-ah-hahaaa :D Bill Now that's just evil. God I wish I'd thought of that! ;) Got to love the prower of suggestion! Night night ladies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ball pythons are scaredy cats. Seriously, the name comes from the fact that they ball themselves up when they get scared. Sleep easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K in MI Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 We have 2 ball pythons, and one has escaped three times. Look up. Our escapee twice crawled up to our music shelf right above his cage, and settled himself in my harp case; I don't know how he managed to wrap himself around the strings! :001_huh: The other time he moved to an upper bookcase on the other side of the room and was on the violin case. (Maybe the snake likes music?! :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I so feel your pain. . .literally. I once crash landed against dh and woke us both up. Around here, we call that teA time! :lol: My friend had a ball python and his heat rock wasn't working properly. As soon as the snake got cold, he died. (I still remember holding that stupid thing on my belly to keep it warm as we drove home. Ahhh, the memories. :001_huh::lol: Sweet pete! That IS dedication! Snakes don't freak me out, but I'm not sure that I could quite that far... This thread reminds me of the story my mother told me of growing up in poverty in rural Florida. One night, when she was a little girl, she was awakened by a snake falling on her bed from the exposed rafters above. They didn't have a pet snake. :scared::willy_nilly::svengo: There's no "sleepless for a week" smiley, so I can't complete the string here, unfortunately. Funny, I was dreaming about snakes last night too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 OK, am I the only one who, after reading this thread, has been keeping a lookout for an escaped snake?? Uhh... no snake here, why am I carefully walking around my house looking for any sign of a loose python? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 OK, am I the only one who, after reading this thread, has been keeping a lookout for an escaped snake?? Uhh... no snake here, why am I carefully walking around my house looking for any sign of a loose python? Well, there was a thread the other day about a snake in the laundry room..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Well, there was a thread the other day about a snake in the laundry room..... Great... I guess that blows my plan of doing laundry today. Guess we'll go to the park. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Now I'm curious if the snake has been found yet? I love a good snake... at least, the good-natured ones. TARANTULAS are the one I won't allow in my house. Arachnids in general freak me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Later, he was moving out of his apartment and roughly threw his junky couch off a balcony on it's way to the dumpster. The thing busted open and in the framework for the armrest, Ta-da, live, happy (or was it), snake! I am never buying a used couch again no matter how fine it smells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 OK, am I the only one who, after reading this thread, has been keeping a lookout for an escaped snake?? Uhh... no snake here, why am I carefully walking around my house looking for any sign of a loose python? No, but my feet are now safely off the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Now I'm curious if the snake has been found yet? I love a good snake... at least, the good-natured ones. TARANTULAS are the one I won't allow in my house. Arachnids in general freak me out. My uncle lost a tarantula in my grandmother's house (where we both lived) when I was small. I recently asked my dad about that and he said I was two years old. I remember it vividly. They never found it, and I was always afraid it would breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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