Thank you for the welcomes.
Donnie: I live in Virginia, so he had apparently escaped from a previous owner when I found him. Thought I had to join before being allowed to traverse the forum - I will try to find more threads about lost snakes today (I did find directions on how to make a trap, which I will try). Thanks.
Lankyrob: How is getting "rid of the heat rock" the best advice to help me find my snake?