Created: 5/20/2009 8:52:43 AM 
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Pittsburgh Public Schools says a high school student swung around a snake from a biology class but didn't use it as a jump rope as police had said. Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said Wednesday that "it's not a big enough snake to jump rope with." She also says the albino corn snake is OK and didn't need to be treated by a veterinarian after Monday's incident. Police say the 17-year-old Taylor Allderdice High School student will be charged with theft and cruelty to animals.
