Snake Disability Studies

[ladywhipple02]

Okay,
So, as some of you know, my snakes are all adopted/rescued, and three out of four of them have disabilities. Kinky is completely deformed all along her spine, Mercedes has a nice big lump in her spine that will keep her from breeding, and Sev (who I guess isn't really mine ) had a kinked tail and misaligned jaw.

I took in all three of these snakes to my disabilities studies course this past quarter because I wanted to bring out an awareness of animal disabilities, and, specifically, snake disabilities.

I've talked to my professor about it, and I'm going to present my personal studies on reptile disabilities at a Disabilities Studies Conference here in Ohio. Kinky and Mercedes are going to be in attendance (with multiple precautions taken, of course) as well as material that I have researched concerning disability social constructions.

Anyway, I just received my prof's letter of support, and I'm really excited. I'm hoping this'll open a few doors for me, and, hopefully, open people's eyes about snakes and the myths about them. Just wanted to share! Wish me luck! (And check out my final project for the class, www.herpawareness.com. It's pretty slim but it's on track, at least).