Every year I go to the Pioneer Elementary School to do presentations in front of a bunch of classes with any grades from kindergarten to sixth grade. Often times when I'm in a younger class its usually the adults (parents coming to watch, principles, teachers, whatever) that ask the questions like "Is it poisonous?", "Can it bite?", and "Is it slimy?". The adults are also more reluctant to even go near the snake.

If you want to create a poster that works pretty well too. It can include anything you want to talk about. One thing that they really like is the different types of morphs, so you can just print out some pics off the internet with some of the popular morphs (little kids LOVE piebalds). Another thing you can do is bring in one of your snakes old sheds and let the kids pass it around. If you want them to actually listen to what your saying keep the snake hidden until your done talking because if you, or your son is holding the snake while you two are talking then the kids will be focused on the snake and not listen to a word your saying. Another thing to keep their attention is quiz them while your talking. Some main things you might want to say would be what ball pythons eat, where they live in the wild, ect. I also agree with a two finger touch rule. When it comes to petting time I found that it works best if you keep all the kids sitting at their desk and you take the snake around to them. Usually if you let them get out of their seat they will want to get a better look than the kid standing next to them and it just becomes chaos.

Also, dont be surprised if your snake doesnt eat the next time you try to feed it. All snakes are different and even the most docile snake can get stressed out. Afterwards I would reommend not disturbing it for a couple days afterward.

You might also get lucky enough to recieve a nickname afterwards!

And dont worry about the kids hating it, theyre all going to love it!