Photo from Chance Duncan - First of 4 hatching Louisiana Pine Snakes

Usually when you hear of endangered species being bred, it isn't in a high school, but that is the cool part of reptiles. Former kingsnake.com volunteer and high school science teacher extraordinaire Chance Duncan likes to bring science to life with his charges in a special way. He has always kept animals in his classroom and after getting over the fear factor of the snakes, he began integrating the Louisiana Pine snakes into his class.

Every year I see students come in my room who are kind of uncomfortable or a little bit nervous but very quickly they realize that the snakes are not these scary monsters that they thought they were," said Duncan.
"They play a really critically important role in their ecosystems. They are very, very important to preserve their presence and keep them around."

Keeping these snakes around is just what Duncan is working to do.

Russelville High School is believed to be the first secondary institution in the world to produce a critically endangered snake species which makes it an amazing accomplishment and a fantastic educational experience for Chance to pass along to the next generation.

Chance, we are so proud to know you!

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Eustacia Kanter
Alligators are resilient man. I mean really resilient, they are true survivors. This little gator has been spotted for the last month or so in Florida and was recently captured. The injury, likely from a boat propeller appears to be several months old.

"At first, my brain couldn't comprehend that its entire upper jaw was missing," Kanter told FOX 35. "When I realized, I felt terrible for him and snapped as good a photo as I could get with my cell phone standing at a distance so that I could share it and try to find help."

Kanter contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and an environmental conservation nonprofit in hopes they would help find and rescue the gator.

The alligator appears to be four to five years old and will be kept on a special diet while away from other animals for a while. Gatorland believes it lived in the wild without half its jaw for at least six months, likely eating snails and frogs.

For video with the awesome Savannah from Gatorland, and the rest of the story from Fox, visit here.