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Posted by Fred Albury on October 25, 1999 at 13:05:53:
In Reply to: I do educational prorams.................... posted by Fred A. on October 25, 1999 at 13:03:44:
: : I'm trying to get a D.c.couperi as an educational animal for a zoo. Can I hear from others who are using these in educational programs? Do you take them out to schools all year round? How do you transport them? I'm in The South, but it can still get pretty chilly here in the winter.
: Sherry;
: I do educational programs to public and private schools in San Diego, Ca. I always bring my Indigos, and when I have produced young from them, I bring the neonates also. The response to these snakes is surreal, and even if the children forget the other herps that they have seen,trust me they will remember the Indigo. I generally have them clean their hands THOUGHROUGHLY before they handle the Eastern Indigos, and the Indigos are always the first ones handled, all other snakes are handled AFTER the Indigos. This to prevent any possible transmision of anything between these snakes. I am very carefull to take huge safeguards when I transport them on hot days, i.e. Ice Cooler loaded with ice, etc. One of the things that I try to impress up[om the children is the bio-diversity of the area that the Indigos live in, the Rattlesnakes that exist there , thew mule deer,, the gopher tortise. This way the studens derive an overall understanding of the complex and delicate web that unites these creatures and how we impact it as predators/builders. I think you'll do just fine, and realizze that if only one child is truly affected by your efforts, than he/she could make a huge difference in the conservation of our wildlife and vanishing species. Congratulation on getting involved!!!!1
: Fred A.
