Children like snakes, and here are the photos to prove it. Brazos County Environmental Health Services Director and avid snake enthusiast Don Plitt talked to young reptile lovers on Wednesday about local snakes and how to distinguish between venomous and nonvenomous species.
PHOTOS | Snake in the class
Published: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Updated: Monday, March 1, 2010
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More than 100 children of all ages were enthralled by Plitt's presentation, enthusiastically asking questions and anxiously awaiting their turn to touch a live snake.
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Senior management major Jessica Harp uses sign language during the presentation for deaf children in the audience. Harp works as an interpreter for A&M through a private agency.
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Plitt displays a Baird's Ratsnake for a group of children at the Bryan Public Library Wednesday.
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Two Gray-Banded Kingsnakes are held by Don Plitt. The species is very valuable, going for around $200 as adults. Its striking bands of gray and orange make it a coveted but difficult to raise breed among collectors.
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Lexie Cherdicher, 5, raises her hand to ask a question of Mr. Plitt.
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Matthew Konderla, 7, waits his turn to touch a Trans-Pecos Ratsnake with his stuffed pet 'Snakey.'
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For the grand finale, children got to get up close and personal with a Trans-Pecos Ratsnake.
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