Hello! AND HELP MISSING ROYAL PYTHON!! (Ball python)

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PLZ HELP!!!

Hi I'm new here and have come with a bit of a problem. I have a Royal Python or Ball Python called Patrick who has gone missing recently. He is over a year old and I've had him since he was a baby and he has never escaped or gone missing before (except for my corn snake Candy who turned up in a month on the stairs). When I was on MSN I put him down for a bit (because its hard typing while holding a snake) and completely forgot that I put him down and went out for half an hour and came back realizing what i had done. The PC is down stairs so I put him down downstairs. He is very tame and lazy and I don't think he would go far. Please can anyone give me any advice on how and where to look. Please help I miss my baby!!!
Thanks,