{"id":3408,"date":"2020-03-27T10:14:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T14:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2020-03-27T10:14:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T14:14:58","slug":"pet-of-the-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/2020\/03\/27\/pet-of-the-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today&#8217;s feature pet is our ball python, Nagini.  He is between 4-5 feet long.  It&#8217;s hard to tell for sure because he rarely straightens himself out.  He likes to curl himself up, and this is where the name ball python comes from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_204934-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_204934-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_204934-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_204934-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_204934-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_204934-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Nagini in his habitat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_205140-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_205140-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_205140-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_205140-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/jenniferburgess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2020\/03\/20180528_205140-scaled.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Posing for the camera<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nagini eats live prey so we feed him live mice once a week.  He is a constrictor snake which means he strangles his prey and then swallows it whole.  He moves very slowly in his tank and when held, but when it&#8217;s time to eat, he moves at lightning speed.  If you&#8217;d like to learn more about ball pythons click the link <a href=\"https:\/\/kidsanimalsfacts.com\/ball-python-facts-for-kids\/\">https:\/\/kidsanimalsfacts.com\/ball-python-facts-for-kids\/<\/a>.  Leave a comment below and let me know what you think about Nagini.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s feature pet is our ball python, Nagini. He is between 4-5 feet long. It&#8217;s hard to tell for sure because he rarely straightens himself out. He likes to curl himself up, and this is where the name ball python comes from. Nagini eats live prey so we feed him live mice once a week. 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