The kids love the snakes and fight to feed the thawed mice to them. It is fun to watch them swallow their dinner whole and to see it slowly work its way through the digestive system.
A couple years ago, the orange one got loose and disappeared. The science teacher and maintenance guys took apart the room, looking for it. They looked in the bookcases, behind the heating vents, and every possible nook and cranny but they could not find the snake..
Geez, my foot was about 2 inches from landing on the sucker! I think I screamed and covered the next mile in less time than any other mile during the 6 hour walk. I think it took me till mile 6 for my heart to quit racing and for me to quit shaking.
I didn't realize snakes could be that big. Alaska does not have snakes up here at all but we have a plethora of mosquitoes. I think its too cold for snakes to survive, even in the summer. The other state reputed to be without snakes is Hawaii but guess what????? They do have one native snake the size of a worm. Yeah a worm. Its called the Island Blind Snake but there have been a few other types of snakes that people have brought in illegally.
I don't mind snakes when I see them in captivity. I've even held some and discovered they were warm and slithery, not cold and yucky. In some cultures, snakes are held in high esteem but not in most of the places I've lived.
I hope to have the Softball fields and sod houses for you tomorrow but I'm having internet issues at home where I am writing it.
So what do you think of snakes?
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