My sister lost her ball python so i searched the web for lost snake in your house and you popped up we found good suggestions very helpful ,the one we didn't think much of was the answer , look in most obvious place well maybe this was not obvious but , we looked every where from top to bottom for a day and a half ,my sister went to wash the snakes water bowl an got a surprise
there he was coiled up stuck in the under lip of the bowl , the bowl was ceramic , we try to get him out he wouldn't budge so we had to smash the bowl , well i guess i'm telling you all this so you will be aware ,me and my sister are very aware now were happy philip is ok and safe in his cage.