just had to tell this little story. my 7 yr old son found a baby milk crossing my driveway a week ago and asked if he could keep it. I told him he could try' but being a wild baby if it would'nt eat for us he would have to let it go. well this morning I told him it has been a week and it still has'nt eaten anything, and asked him what he was going to do? he looked at me and said he was going to let it go. i asked him when, he said at noon.Five minutes later he said he was going out to let it go instead of waiting. so with tears in his eyes he walked out back and let it go. for doing the right thing I rewarded him with a cb baby anetheristc corn from a person I met through the local herp sociaty, and damn if he did'nt smile from ear to ear.At only 7 he always helps care for our pets without us asking him to do so.If we are lucky he will always enjoy the families pets and someday grow and be another responsable herp owner.
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my sons first wc snake
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Thats a very cool story!! Im glad your son is getting the right education on animals, as there isnt enough of that in the world anyways!! Sounds like you have a future long-term herping partner!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Brian
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RATS
1.0 Corn snake "Warpath" (KY locale)
1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)
RACERS
1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)
KINGS
1.1 California king snake "Bandit and Moonstar" (Coastal phase)
1.0 Prairie king snake "Bishop" (KY locale)
0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)
1.0 Desert Kingsnake "Gambit"
0.1 Florida Kingsnake "Shard"
MILKS
0.0.1 Eastern Milk snake "Cable" (KY locale)
0.0.1 Eastern/Red milk intergrade "Omega Red" (KY locale)
BULLS/GOPHERS/PINES
0.1 Sonoran Gopher "Husk"
Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian
it is always nice to hear a feel good story with the kids herping.
thanks
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com
Great story!
My own boy, who is also 7 by the way, caught his own first snake this past month. It was a Midland Brown Snake, and he wanted to keep it too. However, when I told him that those snakes only eat worms, slugs, and soft-bodied bugs, he didn't quite understand why I could scent the pinkies to make them take those...LOL.
He released it later that day, and about a week later, his sister found a hatchling black rat snake. THAT one, he really wanted to keep, but we weren't home and had no way to carry it back. So, I let him release that one too.
It's really cool seeing your kids grow to appreciate the same love of snakes in specific and nature in general, which has been important to me for the last 35 years. It's good to pass it on...
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Darin Chappell
Hillbilly Herps
PO Box 254
Rogersville, MO 65742
Thanks to everyone who took the time to read like I said I'm proud of him and glad to see others taking the same stand on teaching about our wildlife. Thanks again
Keep up the good work Mom and Dad....the young ones are our furture herpers of America! 
