An education experience - Very excited!! :)

[xFenrir]

True. Just remember that your Satins voice! And yeah the general rule is service animals for daily basis but for class presentations at my school it was a per class basis. In Biology 1 I brought numerous reptiles for the herp section of the course. Same for vertebrate zoology. However my speech and debate class put a stop to live animals after a 7' boa got loose "terrifying" the crowd (happened a year prior to my taking of the class). Remember. Don't be that person!


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Yes! I'm very excited to be her voice. Hopefully people will meet her and maybe not run out and buy a snake, but next time they see one they'll either leave it alone (if it's in the wild) or if it's a captive one they'll want to meet them. As for her getting into any trouble, that's why I'd have her come for the class only, and maybe have a little bit of time outside for others to approach if they want to see her or ask more questions. She'll have an escort always, the spoiled girl.

I'm feeling really good about this. Every little bit of education helps!!

In my Herpetology course a few years ago, we had to do our final paper with a presentation on a non-native herp of choice. A lot of the people were able to get permission to bring in their pets. That is actually where my interest in ball pythons initially came from. We did have a 2 or 3 in class that were opposed to the idea of snakes, but the owner kept the snakes in one part of the class room, and if any one was interested in handling the snake, there was time set aside where those students could, as well as any Q&As that wasn't related to actual presentation. It made for a fun filled few weeks of class instead of the cut and dry presentations.

Just make sure that you get proper approval from the school, not just the teacher. It also might be a good idea to keep some distance between you and the rest of the class, to prevent those with a phobia from getting to nervous.

Yes, I plan to talk to the admins as soon as I know the date of my presentation. And I would keep her at the front of the class, either with me holding her, or (if he's free during that time period) my bf holding her, as well as bringing a tub to place her in just in case. After class, if anyone expresses an interest in seeing her close up/touching her/holding her, they can stay and do so when the others leave. I don't want to force anyone to have their comfort zones invaded.

I'll be bringing hand sanitizer that day as well for anyone that wants to touch her.