Last Friday over Fall Break I took my snake, Monty (above), to visit Mrs. Teel's Biology Class at Notre Dame de Sion High School. He is an incredibly mild-mannered snake - ball pythons "ball up" when frightened, and are thus not at all aggressive. Monty and the girls adored one another. He liked the attention and the novel surroundings (this was not his first public appearance), and the girls in the class thought he was quite cute and friendly. It's always great for me to see people who have never before touched a snake warm right up to Monty. In the process, they also learn a lot about reptiles without even realizing they're learning! In this way, he is a fantastic tool by which to educate the public, and it doesn't hurt that he is so cute.Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Monty
Last Friday over Fall Break I took my snake, Monty (above), to visit Mrs. Teel's Biology Class at Notre Dame de Sion High School. He is an incredibly mild-mannered snake - ball pythons "ball up" when frightened, and are thus not at all aggressive. Monty and the girls adored one another. He liked the attention and the novel surroundings (this was not his first public appearance), and the girls in the class thought he was quite cute and friendly. It's always great for me to see people who have never before touched a snake warm right up to Monty. In the process, they also learn a lot about reptiles without even realizing they're learning! In this way, he is a fantastic tool by which to educate the public, and it doesn't hurt that he is so cute.
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A Cage Match featuring a Ball Python and a Fainting Goat would be the least successful Pay per View venture in history. Hmmmm. I guess it would be 2nd, coming in behind the climactic scene in "Bruno". The python/goat battle would certainly be the most boring though.
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