Today was Snake Day in all my classes. Many thanks to the Schwartz family for lending their pet Checkered Garter Snake (Thamnophis marcianus) to our classroom.
She arrived with five babies in tow. Each class examined and sketched the coloration and scale patterns. Students then had the opportunity to touch or hold her. Since exposure to salmonella bacteria is possible when handling reptiles, students sanitized their hands afterwards.
During the last 10 minutes of class we released a snakelet in what each class deemed as suitable habitat. We marveled how quickly they blended in with the leaf litter at each site. Here Green Growing student, Henry, lets the last little one go.
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