lol - I got him.

I pretty much just sat down facing the doorway he was likely to come out of and started reading my book and sure enough I look up and see a little black snakey thing slithering along the wall towards the kitchen. As soon as I stood up he stopped like "Oh no! Caught!" and went back to the hall closet, where he was indeed caught after quite a tantrum.

But then I held him for a while, noticed how he was getting some really pretty green undertones, and put him back.

Definitely going to need to start taping that lid.

Hope you find yours as quick, Shanely. They're good at hiding, but they've got to move around, too, so it's only a matter of time before you two bump into each other. lol.