I also work in school but a secondary / high school ... I work with autistic / Aspergers teenagers ( being an Aspie myself helps somewhat ) . Anyways every couple of years they hire somebody to bring in a range of creatures -usually comprises of a normal Corn snake , a Bearded dragon , a big hairy spider , millipede etc etc .
Having a decent collection of stunning looking display snakes I'm always a tad underwhelmed with their offering but I guess that's more my problem than theirs . Most people are either interested and a few are intrigued but I always wonder what their reaction would be to my 7' Snow Boa or some of my other beauties .