Kids and snakes

[Patricia]

I really want to try to go to schools and classes and bring a few of my snakes with me to show the kids.

As a longtime mom and new paraeducator at our elementary school, I can tell you that if what you want to do ties in with the curriculum, schools will be glad to have you.

The end-of-year reward for our annual reading program is a train trip to a nearby marine biology center that is set up to teach school kids about marine life. The kids happily touch all sorts of weird underwater critters, from spiny to smooth. Even though it's a reward for all ages, it's still educational as it ties in somehow, somewhere, with science.

But going back to your OP, gosh, that 8yo girl could grow up to be a snake lover solely because of you. It brings a tear to my eye :::: because I was once an 8yo girl falling in love with snakes. Have waited nearly 40 years to get my first one.