Every year the church I am part of has me come in and show the kids the snakes and talk a bit about them and allow them to touch the more mellow ones. It's a Wed night program they do for all the kids in town willing to come. So about a hundred kids saw snakes that night. A couple weeks back. Well hands down, the stars of the show were my seven foot male gray rat and my now seven foot Northern Pine, Big Girl.
Plenty of pictures were taken, but I thought it best not to show pics of any kids but my very own two year old daughter with Big Girl. Funny how as a baby this snake had total attitude, hissing, and striking! But now she's a total ham. Calm and let's kids do darn near anything with her. And yes, there were adults close at hand should a snake act up in any way. A great time was had by all and several adults came to realize that yes, snakes can be so tame and be great pets.
And the adults couldn't help but be amazed how my two year old loved the snakes like some people love puppies and kittens. She's truly a daddy's girl.
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