Popular Burlington classroom snake dies at age 45
Naja the corn snake, a longtime resident of Horace Mann Middle School in Burlington, died Oct. 6 of natural causes. Beloved by science teacher Joe Desy, the 45 year old reptile helped control rodents before retiring from the classroom with Desy in 2002.
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