Brentwood High School and Middle School students were released early on Friday because an escaped 9-foot long boa constrictor couldn’t be found, according to reports.
It was found, eventually.
According to a comment (below): “Boe, the class snake, is a red tail boa constrictor, not a python (as was previously reported). She was adopted from the St. Louis Zoo over 20 years ago and has spent almost all of her life in the classroom. She is very much a pet snake and poses no risk to students or faculty.
“Even though the cage was locked with multiple padlocks, she was able to escape from her cage due to a faulty hinge. She was found by maintenance officials wrapped around a hot water pipe located in a small tunnel under the floor.”
https://twitter.com/rockstarima/status/959498309588185088
#BREAKING: A boa constrictor went missing today at Brentwood High School. Students and teachers were dismissed early for the day after the 7-foot snake could not be located. 🐍🐍🐍 pic.twitter.com/g2PnaJWyLk
— Rob Edwards (@RobertDEdwards) February 2, 2018
She was in the biology room. I spent some time photographing the search and felt revulsion when a searcher climbed a ladder to look above the ceiling tiles. I imagined those tiles wouldn’t hold a 70-pound snake for long. *shudders* I am a scaredy cat.
— Texpatriate (@texpatriate65) February 3, 2018
Called my old biology teacher for the inside story: Students sent home after 9-foot snake escapes at Brentwood High School https://t.co/7r11HDMwwl via @stltoday
— Jack Suntrup (@JackSuntrup) February 2, 2018
The snake was found later, under a floor.
PHOTO: Missing 7-foot boa constrictor found at Brentwood High School. Animal control officers found it in a classroom under a floorboard, curled up by a pipe! Much more on @ksdknews at 4 and 5. pic.twitter.com/3BWKXBpegD
— Rob Edwards (@RobertDEdwards) February 2, 2018
Omg people!!! Calm down. I have these snakes as pets. Totally harmless. They are always eventually when they get thirsty. Lmbo at the uproar poor Boe caused!!
I’d like to issue a slight correction. Boe, the class snake, is a red tail boa constrictor, not a python. She was adopted from the St. Louis Zoo over 20 years ago and has spent almost all of her life in the classroom. She is very much a pet snake and poses no risk to students or faculty.
Even though the cage was locked with multiple padlocks, she was able to escape from her cage due to a faulty hinge. She was found by maintenance officials wrapped around a hot water pipe located in a small tunnel under the floor.
Pretty cool. Do the kids get to handle her?
Students who want to can come in during lunch or after school when her caged is cleaned and handle her. She is pretty massive though so you have to be up to the task.
What is Brentwood high school doing with a python snake? And do we have the facilities and staff to properly care for it??