Uneasy touch
It wasn't the nicest of days, so, with Stasia on vacation, we opted to visit the Wheeler Library in town for a program put on Brian Kleinman, the head of Riverside Reptiles. Brian is incredibly knowledgeable about snakes and lizards, and he also brought along a Tiger Salamander, which everyone in the large crowd got to pet. Stasia was fascinated by the colorful amphibian, which was larger and quite different from the local Spotted Salamanders that she's used to around here. Still, when her turn came, she wasn't quite certain she wanted to actually touch the beast. In the end, curiosity overcame nervousness. The Tiger seemed to be enjoying all the attention.
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Jane(non-registered)
Oh these naturalists and their creatures. A man came to my classroom with a tarantula and a large snake. Of course, Mrs. Maxson had to suffer handling one or the other. I chose the snake (cobra?), couldn't stand having the hairy spider walking up my arm. I was surprised that the snake felt like plastic as it coiled on my arm. Thank goodness the naturalist didn't come back the next year.
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