Allderdice student faces charges for swinging snake:
Pittsburgh police say a high school student will be charged with animal cruelty and theft for swinging a snake around in a biology class.Police say the incident occurred Monday at Allderdice High School. Police aren’t identifying the 17-year-old suspect because he’s being charged in juvenile court.
The snake survived and was being treated by a veterinarian.
According to Ebony Pugh, a spokeswoman for Pittsburgh Public Schools, the student removed the snake from its cage and twirled it several times, like a “windmill.”
The teacher ordered the student to put the snake back in its cage and then told the student to go to the office. The school referred the matter to police.
