Mrs. Jensen, a Layton High biology and chemistry teacher, likes pets. One particular pet resides in her classroom: a California King Snake. The snake is kept in a terrarium in the back of her room and a rock on the lid supposedly prevents the snake from escaping. At times it has been found in a new place—multiple classrooms throughout the school. The snake’s name is Cuddles. It is native to the southern parts of Utah and Nevada. She purchased the snake from a store, Teacher’s Pet and has had the snake for thirteen years.
The snake is fed once a week; it eats frozen mice that have been sold to be used for food. It usually sheds its skin every month or so. The snake stays at the school most nights, but sometimes, Mrs. Jensen lets students take the snake home over the week end. When schools concludes and summer begins, Mrs. Jenson takes the snake home for the summer.
The California King Snake is supposed to live for fifteen years out in the wild, but in captivity it can live for twenty to thirty years. The container of the snake has to be eighty to eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit for the snake to be okay. Temperatures past ninety degrees Fahrenheit can cause severe health problems for the snake.
Spencer, Centurion Reporter
The snake is fed once a week; it eats frozen mice that have been sold to be used for food. It usually sheds its skin every month or so. The snake stays at the school most nights, but sometimes, Mrs. Jensen lets students take the snake home over the week end. When schools concludes and summer begins, Mrs. Jenson takes the snake home for the summer.
The California King Snake is supposed to live for fifteen years out in the wild, but in captivity it can live for twenty to thirty years. The container of the snake has to be eighty to eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit for the snake to be okay. Temperatures past ninety degrees Fahrenheit can cause severe health problems for the snake.
Spencer, Centurion Reporter