roanna Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) My son has spent the last 2 months going crazy about snakes. I need something else to give him that he can learn about snakes. We have exhausted the childrens section and the adult section in the library for books. We have checked out all DVD's in 2 different libraries. We have looked all over youtube and watched lots of videos. Done crosswords and word searches. I began to teach him about the families of snakes and their latin names today. He knows which snakes live on which continents/which are venomous etc. already. Do you all know of any other programs/curriculum/sites that are more in depth for snakes? Or any ideas of odd places that might have snakes to observe (he does not want to touch them) or teach about them. I live in OR. Thanks in advance, Roanna PS: This is the level at which we are at right now, so something along these lines.... http://crescentok.com/staff/jaskew/isr/botzo/zclass11.htm Edited November 15, 2011 by roanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmall Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 It seems to me you are covering all the basics on snakes, I don't have anymore ideas for resources, but what about using his interest in snakes to start learning about something new. For example you could find something that snakes eat and learn about that, or an animal that eats snakes. With my kids I could keep their interest by tying the new topic with what they already liked. AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbkaren Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Am I being overly simplistic by suggesting getting him a small snake? :) We have Beetlejuice, a rough-scaled sand boa who is my DS6's little buddy. He's about 2' long and as gentle as a lamb. He lives in a small fish tank with shredded paper substrate and eats a couple of little hopper mice a month during the warm months and fasts from October till April. He's a lovely little fellow and requires hardly any care at all; snakes actually prefer to be left alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roanna Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 My husband is deathly afraid of snakes since he is from GA. People actually carry shot guns around to kill them because they are plentiful and venomous. My mom would never come visit us because she's got a phobia of rats/rodents! I think it's a passing interest so I don't want a house full of whatever he's into this year. :001_smile: I thought of fun idea while getting ready this morning...I will use yarn and we will measure out how long each type of snake is then tape the yarn temporarily to the wall so he can see the differences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryTime Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 My son loves snakes, too! Sadly, so does my DH They both want a snake sooo badly. I don't think I can live in a house with a snake, so right now we have a gecko. Our local nature center has several snakes. We've made friends with the naturalist, and she is always more than happy to take them out and let the kids touch/handle them. Also, find a cool exotic pet store. My husband and son love to go to the pet store on raining days and check out the snakes. Often, the workers will let them handle them. Finally, there are big herpatology conventions. Maybe see if one is coming to your area. It could be a fun trip for your son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryTime Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Oops, saw that he doesn't want to touch them. Still, all those places are great places to observe as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKidAcademy Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I thought of fun idea while getting ready this morning...I will use yarn and we will measure out how long each type of snake is then tape the yarn temporarily to the wall so he can see the differences. How does he like notebooking or lapbooking? Teach him how to translate the yarn on the wall to sketches in a notebook - how to make the drawings to scale. You could do the same with prey measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Our local nature center has several snakes :iagree: Not sure if you live by any state parks, but the nature centers almost always have a snake or two. I love going to our state park's nature center during school hours. Nobody is there except the rangers and they love answering questions. Pet stores are another idea. We've seen several snake shows on Animal Planet that my kids liked, but I can't tell you the names of the shows. (We don't HAVE the animal planet channel....we've just seen it at hotels etc. :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roanna Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 After some suggestions I did find a local guy that has tons of snakes he suggested this other reptile guy that gives tours of his place. We started the measuring with yarn this morning. I taped them up in the living room (sure my husband will love that!) and my son is really enjoying that. The spitting cobra is the same length as him so that's pretty cool. Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 If you have a good zoo, they may have some programs on snakes, and perhaps he could get up his courage to touch one. Another thing that might be interesting is to get into some snake habitats and ecology. Learning more about the place where the snake calls home might also pique his interest in other animals as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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