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Tortoises
Long‑lived land reptiles with domed shells and unhurried lives.
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Virginia School Fire Reminds Us Why We Should Not Keep Exotic Classroom Pets
2+ week, 3+ day ago (233+ words) by Devan Schowe in Animals in Captivity, Blog, Captive Exotic Animals, Exotic Pets on August 28, 2026 Recently, a news story broke detailing the events of an overnight fire that broke out at Bedford County Middle School in Virginia. Upon entering the…...
8-foot python blamed for school fire; teacher disputes finding
3+ week, 1+ day ago (323+ words) FOREST, Va. (WKRC) - A Virginia teacher is pushing back after officials said her 8-foot python played a role in a fire that damaged eight classrooms and killed a tortoise at a middle school. The fire broke out shortly before 1 a.m. Aug....
Is This Classroom Python Innocent or Guilty of Starting a Fire?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (408+ words) After a fire started in the middle of the night at Forest Middle School in Virginia on August 13, killing a tortoise and damaging eight classrooms, officials have now named the suspected culprit: an 8-foot python named Nanner and a heat…...
Officials blame 8-foot python ‘Nanner’ for Virginia school fire, but teacher defends pet’s innocence
3+ week, 5+ day ago (338+ words) A fire broke out at Forest Middle School in Forest, Virginia, shortly before 1 a.m. on Aug. 13, damaging eight classrooms and killing a tortoise. The fire spread through part of the school’s second floor, including a science classroom where teacher Brittany Jacobs…...
A python is blamed for school fire. Teacher says the snake is innocent
3+ week, 5+ day ago (654+ words) A female 8-foot python named Nanner has become an unlikely suspect in a central Virginia middle school fire, with officials saying the snake helped start the blaze and her owner arguing that Nanner was actually trying to escape it. The…...
Eight-foot python blamed for starting fire at Virginia middle school is innocent
3+ week, 6+ day ago (246+ words) Published August 18, 2026 An eight-foot python named Nanner, which was identified by the authorities as the likely prime suspect for starting a fire at a Virginia middle school, has been declared innocent by a teacher. However, the authorities haven’t confirmed its…...
8-foot python named Nanner blamed by officials for Virginia school fire; teacher says snake is innocent
3+ week, 6+ day ago (479+ words) Firefighters battling a blaze at a Bedford County, Virginia, middle school encountered more than just smoke. Hiding underneath a desk in a classroom was an 8-foot python that fire officials now say started the inferno. But a life science teacher…...
Teacher Disputes Claim That Snake Caused Classroom Fire
3+ week, 6+ day ago (234+ words) Newser Teacher Disputes Claim That Snake Caused Classroom Fire The snake, her owner says, is being smeared. Virginia science teacher Brittany Jacobs is publicly challenging fire officials' claim that her 8-foot-long classroom python, Nanner, helped touch off a blaze on…...
Snake reportedly starts fire at Virginia middle school: How it happened
3+ week, 6+ day ago (166+ words) An 8-foot-long python reportedly started a fire at a Virginia middle school that left eight classrooms with water damage. Firefighters were dispatched to Forest Middle School in Forest, Virginia, around 12:45 a.m. on Thursday. “The snake contributed to starting the fire. However,…...
Snake is accused of starting fire at Virginia middle school
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (166+ words) An 8-foot-long python reportedly started a fire at a Virginia middle school that left eight classrooms with water damage. Firefighters were dispatched to Forest Middle School in Forest, Virginia, around 12:45 a.m. on Thursday. "The snake contributed to starting the fire. However,…...