always taught to not let the animals suffer."

Crosland also said during that interview that he had fed a puppy to a different snapping turtle years ago, per the State Journal.

According to EastIdahoNews.com, Crosland also tried feeding the dying puppy to his python on the day of the incident but the snake wouldn't eat it.

Witnesses said Crosland placed the puppy in the turtle's tank after school and that the turtle dragged the puppy under water and waited before it ate the animal, EastIdahoNews.com reported.

But many of Crosland's students showed support for him during their testimony and said that he fed animals to his reptiles in other cases, according to the State Journal.

Crosland, who still teaches for the school in Preston, said he felt "a lot of relief" from thethe Union offense. Nowak threw everyone a curveball by leaving Mwanga on the bench against Portland last Monday.

Philly has plenty of offensive options but no proven scorers. Colombian import Lionard Pajoy started up top against Portland, with Costa Rican Josue Martinez and second-year budding star Michael Farfan in support. Farfan, Freddy Adu and young playmaker Roger Torres had seven goals between them in 2011. They need to blow past that total this year to make up for Le Toux’s departure.

Daniel was first introduced to soccer at age 6 while living in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He played youth soccer in West Germany until age 9, and then in Seattle, where he is originally from. He works as the day breaking news editor and also contributes on the Rapids beat.