http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local...high-classroom
To the OP with a post about his snake being loose riight now - HERE is your example of the media taking something like this and running with it. In this case the classroom is not to be used until the snake is found! Also, read all of the ignorant comments about the story at the bottom. The article and the comments should be all the convincing that you need to get a locking cage. For $100 you can get a 20L locking critter cage and I once found a 40G critter cage at a yard sale for $40. I highly recommend getting something along those lines.