Hey everyone with kids in grade - high school! My institution holds a children’s writing contest every year with cash prizes. I’m always impressed with the responses that we receive. This year features a heavy prompt. Please pass along to anyone you know who would have interested kids.
My youngest is/was really into snakes. At one point he asked for a snake as a pet. That interest has waned and dinosaurs are back in, but I will need to inform him it's the year of the snake.
I’ve always been a snake fan, generally. Back in Ranger School we had a snake identification course in Florida before they turned us loose and they had certified handlers. I was the guy who volunteered to get a black racer bite to see how the bite wounds don’t coagulate.
She was big enough that I had to get two freshly killed rats a month for her. I'd go to the store, request them, and they would walk into a room then come out with a paper bag. I always thought that was pretty grizzly.
We had anoles for several years so had to regularly buy crickets. Not a fan of that part but they had to be dusted with some supplements so it was fun to shake them up in a bag to coat the crickets before dumping in the habitat. I don't know if you could concuss a cricket but I tried.
My rat died sophomore year. We gave it a viking funeral: made a little paper boat, put a few rat chew toys inside, set it on fire, and pushed it out onto the lake. We even advertised the event - "Come help us put the "fun" back in "funeral."
Our yard has its share of snakes throughout the year, mostly black rat snakes and garters, as well as a couple venomous deeper into the woods. While they're not generally welcome in the neighbors' yards, I leave them to it (non-venomous, that is). It would be preferable if they did a better job announcing their presence, though.
Which is why I am more than happy to live out my life in Minnesota. I do not like snakes. I remember a looooong hike in Saguaro National Park a few years back. Every 150 ft or so, there would be trail signs saying "Heavy Rattlesnake Activity Area". Even though I knew it they were all in hibernation, I still was creeped out at the thought of them.
Hey everyone with kids in grade - high school! My institution holds a children’s writing contest every year with cash prizes. I’m always impressed with the responses that we receive. This year features a heavy prompt. Please pass along to anyone you know who would have interested kids.
My youngest is/was really into snakes. At one point he asked for a snake as a pet. That interest has waned and dinosaurs are back in, but I will need to inform him it's the year of the snake.
I’ve always been a snake fan, generally. Back in Ranger School we had a snake identification course in Florida before they turned us loose and they had certified handlers. I was the guy who volunteered to get a black racer bite to see how the bite wounds don’t coagulate.
my roommate and i bought a 9.5ft constrictor (and cage) off of a coworker. clementine. she was a sweetie. he ended up with her after i moved out.
My roommate and I had snake food for a pet one year... a rat. That was fun.
She was big enough that I had to get two freshly killed rats a month for her. I'd go to the store, request them, and they would walk into a room then come out with a paper bag. I always thought that was pretty grizzly.
We had anoles for several years so had to regularly buy crickets. Not a fan of that part but they had to be dusted with some supplements so it was fun to shake them up in a bag to coat the crickets before dumping in the habitat. I don't know if you could concuss a cricket but I tried.
I had those as a kid, but never enjoyed dusting them with supplements though. Hope my little guys weren't undernourished.
I had a pet rat (Penny Lane) for a while; she was very bright, and loved a ride on my shoulder. They unfortunately don't live all that long.
IF anyone remembers my old roommate Q*, his little brothers had a pet rat. It was very smart.
*Talk about what is now an unfortunate nickname through no fault of his own, uffda
My rat died sophomore year. We gave it a viking funeral: made a little paper boat, put a few rat chew toys inside, set it on fire, and pushed it out onto the lake. We even advertised the event - "Come help us put the "fun" back in "funeral."
Our yard has its share of snakes throughout the year, mostly black rat snakes and garters, as well as a couple venomous deeper into the woods. While they're not generally welcome in the neighbors' yards, I leave them to it (non-venomous, that is). It would be preferable if they did a better job announcing their presence, though.
Which is why I am more than happy to live out my life in Minnesota. I do not like snakes. I remember a looooong hike in Saguaro National Park a few years back. Every 150 ft or so, there would be trail signs saying "Heavy Rattlesnake Activity Area". Even though I knew it they were all in hibernation, I still was creeped out at the thought of them.
Well hey, even people who enjoy snakes would (rightly so) be creeped out by that
The Reds break up the Rogers with Taylor heading to Cincinnati.
As your resident ophidiophobe, you all are nuts.
Oh, I'm right there with you.
I can respect they have their place on this Earth as all creatures do.
And that place is waaaaay the hell away from me.
If you prefer, we have skinks here in MO as well -- one variety even has no legs