An 8-foot python named Nanner was linked to a fire at a Virginia middle school in Bedford County, between Lynchburg and Roanoke.⁠ ⁠ Officials said the snake knocked over a heat lamp. But a teacher at Forest Middle School, Brittany Jacobs, who is trained as a vet, said Nanner escaped only after the fire started to avoid the heat. ⁠ ⁠ Eight classrooms were damaged. No injuries were reported.⁠ ⁠ #snakes #virginia #fire