Friday night was Halloween as I'm sure you all know, and around here the weather was lovely. It was the warmest it has ever been on Halloween since we moved here. I was glad, I love beggers night, and love passing out candy and seeing all of the cute kids in costumes.
My husband and I were sitting on the porch passing out candy and I grumbled that I had been busy enough I hadn't handled a snake that day. I, as a joke, suggested that my husband go get Dax and let him pass out candy with us. Paul thought I was serious and did so. It was so warm Dax was quite happy.
I was concerned about the reactions, but most of the kids were amazed and so were a few adults. The kids asked questions, petted him, and in general were very interested. Dax was a very well behaved gentleman for the entire thing. I didn't have any negative reactions, although we knew we could and were prepared for them.
I hope that we were able to change a few minds or at least encourage tolerance.