Boy VS. Snake, Chair Wins

Everybody at CCS knows Mr. Langdon’s pet snake, Armando Pepe Langdon. All the students love him and love to feed him from time to time after school. He is very interesting to have in the classroom to interact with.

Last Friday, during exam week, we had no school. But, some of the students came in to work on their posters and practice their lip syncs for Spirit Week.

After the freshman class had finished their work, Cory Greeno and sophomore Cameron Bricker visited Mr. Langdon’s classroom. They thought it would be a perfect time to feed Armando. Cory got Armando out of his cage, got the feeding box and one frozen mouse out to feed the little Langdon! Once the mouse morsel had thawed out, Cory gave it to Armando and watched him eat it. After Armando finished his tasty treat, Cory put Armando back in his cage.

Then it happened! While putting the snake back in his cage, the chair that Cory had been standing on flipped and Cory fell hard on the floor and snapped his arm breaking the bones right in two. He knew it was broken right away because it clearly looked deformed. Just ask C-Brick.

After quick action by Mr. Langdon, he contacted Cory’s parents and proceeded to take Cory to the hospital.

Once at the hospital, Cory was taken to the emergency room and had x-rays taken, the doctors then tried to set the bones in place properly, but soon found that was not possible because there was a muscle blocking the ulna and radius bones. Luckily for Cory he was unconscious while they performed the procedure. During further consultation, the doctors decided that surgery was necessary.

Cory had his scheduled surgery the following Monday and all went well. He had one long pin put in his arm to help it heal properly. In a few months, it will all be over with.

All in all, lessons were learned, the snake never actually attacked the student and Cory Greeno found out that chairs are for sitting in, not standing on!

            - Cory Greeno, Freshman