Educational Purposes

[lordkovacs]

I was wondering if anyone else puts on educational shows with their snakes? I am an elementary school teacher, and every few months I bring in a snake for the afternoon and give the kids a little lesson about snakes as pets, snakes in teh wild, and some history. You should see their faces light up when I reach in my travel tank and pull out the snake (the kids are 6 and 7 years old). It's amazing. Also, not ONE child has EVER been scared of the snake. They all realize snakes eat rodents as well, so they don't get grossed out. The funny thing here is that almost every adult I show the snake to is either scared or grossed out. Isn't that indicative of the way society is towards reptiles?
Any similar stories?
cheers,
MIKE