[i of the storm]

I lived in NYC and had 2 ribbon snakes that escaped from their tank that was in a north facing windowsill. one I found across the room sticking its head out from a milk crate I used for storage. After a week of searching for the other I stepped into the room and it was on top of the tank. When it saw me, it slid into it's hiding place: the space under the tank, accessible because the tank was wider than the sill.