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Snakes on a plane? How about in a gym? This middle school had to close theirs as a result
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Those aren’t jump ropes inside the Camino Real Middle School gym. In fact, it’s rattlesnakes that have temporarily shut down the gym at the Las Cruces school.
“I don’t know if it’s an infestation, but, yeah, they have had to close their gym for a short period of time until they are no longer concerned,” Michelle Ronga, the athletic director of Las Cruces Public Schools, said Friday. “They thought maybe it was a hole; they’re not sure if the den is under there, so just as a safety precaution, they decided to close the gym.”
District spokesperson Kelly Jameson did not respond to a request for comment Friday.
As a result of the reptile sighting, some volleyball games that were supposed to be held at the gym were moved to different locations, Ronga said. The school’s volleyball teams have also been moved to another site to practice.
“In athletics, the joke is, ‘You can’t make this up,’” Ronga said. “So, nothing surprises you.”
By the way, Camino Real Middle School’s mascot is the Wildcats — not the serpents.
