Venemous snake bites schoolgirl

We know that teenagers don't always display the best judgement, but this 17-year old boy really takes the cake:

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - A 14-year-old girl may lose her arm after being bitten by a poisonous copperhead snake at school, authorities said.

The snake was caught in Valley Forge by a 17-year-old male student, who took it in a shoebox to a drama club gathering at St. Pius X High School on Friday . . . No regular classes were held that day, which was designated for staff development.

The boy was showing the reptile to other students when it bit the girl's finger . . The girl, whose name was not released by police, apparently threw the snake across the room and the boy threw it outside. The snake was not found, but authorities were able to identify it because the boy photographed it with his camera cellphone.

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What kind of person catches a venemous snake, stashes it in a shoebox, and brings it to school to show to other students? Copperhead bites can be potentially fatal, and apparently this girl might have died if she had not received hospital care when she did.