My mom is a special ed teacher at a middle school and deals with kids that have severe learning disabilities. Since we own our little zoo of critters, she asks me to take in the dogs or cats from time to time, usually for either learning or for therapy purposes. They just got to reptiles in their science class, and she swallowed her fear and pride and asked me to take Quetzal in.
I obliged :3 They asked a lot of good questions (Is he like those big yellow snakes in zoos?) and a few were incredibly interested in him (Why is he so soft!?), and some asked for advice on convincing their parents to let them have their own snake.
The little guy front and center just happened to have the desk I was using to demonstrate how their colors are part of their camouflage and how snakes have many different colorations, and sadly since school restrictions made me hold him most of the time these are the only two shots I could get. I was told later that this particular kid doesn't ever talk in class or ask questions. He turned out to be the one that asked me the most about Quetzal. Just goes to show how even the "weirdest" animals can just brighten one of these kids' days
And my question... this past shed Quetzal developed a very pale marking on his head. I don't know if his blushing is just really starting to show as his back is starting to fade now, but he's definitely got a super blushed spot on his head where he didn't have one before.
Just a thing that happens with normals as they grow, or a possible het marker? :S
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