September 8, 2022

Monty is the coolest classroom pet

Students in Mrs. Rhonda Young's fourth grade class learn about and bond with their classroom pet — ball python, Monty, in her 23rd year with Young on Thursday, Sept. 8 at Alma Schrader Elementary School.

Megan Burke

Mrs.  Young smiles in front of her class as Monty the pet snake wraps himself around her neck.

Charis Cheek talks excitedly about her experience with Monty in the classroom.

Monty roams between children on the classroom carpet as students read.

John Stewart Humphrey smiles as Monty the snake slithers around his feet as he sits reading with fellow classmates, Annabel Waggoner and Charis Cheek.

Olive Bourisaw stands in Mrs. Young's fourth grade classroom as Monty the snake wraps himself around her.

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Students in Mrs. Rhonda Young's fourth grade class learn about and bond with their classroom pet — ball python, Monty, in her 23rd year with Young on Thursday, Sept. 8 at Alma Schrader Elementary School.

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