Spartacus

This week Jen and I caught a new pet.  His name is Spartacus.  He is long, skinny, brownish-greenish, and he slithers.   Can you guess what he is?

Now, in order to for anyone who does not live at the school to appreciate this story, I will share some background information.

Chris had been trying to catch a snake for most of his time here.  He often went out on snake hunts and even got the kids involved during play time.  We would hear frequent updates about his quest.  He came close a few times to catching one.  Finally, a few weeks ago, he found one waiting for him on his porch.  Contrary to our suggestions, he named the snake Bo. 

Now we fast forward to Wednesday afternoon.  Jen and I were getting ready to go to Walgreens for flu shots.  While I was waiting for her, I heard franticness coming from her classroom.  I found her and Judy chasing a snake!  Naturally, I joined in the fun.  To make a not too long story short, we used a dustpan, broom, piece of paper, and an empty coke bottle to catch it. 

Temporary home #1

Not until it was writhing in anger in its plastic prison did we realize how big it was...bigger than Chris’s.  That’s right; a bunch of girls caught a big snake in a matter of minutes.  That’s all I’ll say about that.

We named him Spartacus because that was Jen’s rejected suggestion when Chris was naming his snake.  Plus…he’s a fighter!

Temporary home #2

In the foreground, you'll see his dinner, which Jen became unusually attached to.  Fortunately the lizard was still alive in the morning, so we decided it was only right to set it free.

Since Chris wasn’t home, we decided we had to rush out to get a box to keep him in.  As soon as Chris saw him, he decided he was too big to be in our little container, so he moved him into the big tank with Bo.

Jen was so right when she recently told me that we never have to make excitement here, it just finds us!