Last week we read the next chapter in our book called a 'Long Story". Pim meets a baby python who he discovers has to survive on his own.Mrs Sweet really wanted to get a python to show our grade two classes but sadly she could not arrange it....but, she did bring a baby Corn Snake for us to see.
She told us that it makes a perfect pet as it has no teeth, so there is no need to worry about being bitten by your favourite pet!
Mrs Sweet borrowed the snake from a friend who breeds them so we very lucky to see the eggs from which they hatched. She even allowed us to touch the eggs. They were surprisingly soft.She also brought the skin that the father corn snake had recently shed. We were able to get a close look at the scales covering it eyes. The children were most fascinated to learn that snakes don't blink.
As part of her introduction Mrs Sweet had soaked a chickens egg in vinegar to demonstrate how the mother corn snake lays hard eggs to start with, but they eventually turn soft which makes it much easier for baby's to hatch from their eggs.
The highlight was being able to get close to the baby snake and even touch it.
Thanks Mrs Sweet, for getting out of your sick bed to especially come and show us.
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