For the past 4 summers I've worked at a small zoo where we do "Meet The Keeper" Monday to Friday with various animals. Mondays and Fridays are reptile days and I usually bring out our super friendly red-tailed boa, Noah, or one of our BPs. Its so interesting to see people's reactions to the snakes. Somedays it's awesome to see people have a huge realization that they're not nasty, "slimy", creatures at all. Annnd other days it's sad to see people be terrified or be disgusted and obviously ignorant as they yank their children away and perpetuate the negative attitude. But it's definitely worth it for the spellbound, curious children who have to be torn away after 20 minutes of non-stop questions and as some petting