Snakes and mice are falling from the ceiling of a Lexington high school

Warning: if you’re squeamish, this may not be the post for you.

A Lexington high school has a major pest problem. Yesterday, Nathan Spalding, an English teacher at Henry Clay High School, posted a picture on Facebook of a snake curled up on his phone, which he says is just one example of how pests have invaded the building. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife staff identified it as a baby rat snake, which fell through a gap in the ceiling tiles. Spalding told the Herald-Leader that on the same day, a mouse fell from the ceiling of a different classroom and another colleague has had three mice fall from the ceiling of her classroom since school started last month.

“Our school is infested with roaches, spiders, and mice,” Spalding wrote on Facebook. “Our school now seems to also have a nest of snakes living in the ceiling. Just another day living the dream…”

According to the Herald-Leader, Henry Clay Principal Paul Little sent a letter to families saying school leaders and maintenance staff are addressing the issue and last week, exterminators came in to treat the building, which opened in the 1970s and also doesn’t have air conditioning.

“The custodians have been using glue traps to catch them,” Spalding said. “However, some mice will chew off their limbs to escape the glue.”

As if high school isn’t terrifying enough, now we’ve got snakes and mice falling from the ceilings. Anybody got a mongoose? Is Samuel L. Jackson available?