Snakes Alive!

Yes, it's another post about snakes. Only this time the snakes weren't roaming wild right outside our kitchen window. Our library had a program last Monday evening with a snake "rescue" group (I think it was just a family) that brought in some snakes to show and talk about. We decided the kids might enjoy it and it might be good to learn a little more about snakes in the area, seeing as how we have them around. The girls were thrilled about going, McKay not so much.

They started by showing their smaller snakes, including some babies (which of course got a big "Awww" from all the kids). The snakes got bigger...

..and bigger until they brought out the crowd-stopper snake: a huge albino python.

After they showed all the snakes, they walked around and let the kids touch them. (This was the part Courtney had been waiting for!)

Then just before it was time to go, Hannah got the chance to hold this smaller albino snake (can you tell she was excited?):

Of course the other girls had to have a short turn too (McKay is noticeably absent from the holding-the-snake pictures!):

We have learned that the snake we killed in our yard was harmless (sorry), but I still can't say I would be happy to see another one that close to the house! On second thought, maybe we need to get a few more snakes to help take care of this little rat problem...