Today at the North Museum in Lancaster City, PA we celebrated Snakesgiving. This annual event is focused on giving members of the public a chance to discover cool information about snakes as well as interact directly with captive snakes. Similar to raptors and rodents, snakes are a group of animals widely regarded as frightening and dangerous. Events like these are important in breaking the negative perceptions people have of snakes. I hope to have tricked at least one kid into becoming a scientist and working with animals during this year's Snakesgiving celebration.
My main role as a volunteer today was running the button making station. We had magazines full of photos of reptiles and amphibians, colorful backgrounds, and actual bits of snake shed to add to the button design. I enjoyed helping kids pick which animal to cut out and my favorite choice was a Sonoran Desert centipede devouring a small mammal. The button making area was situated next to the museum's indoor beehive and I answered many questions about honeybee behavior today. Although I love field work and research, days like today where I can talk to people of all ages about animals and why they're not only beautiful but intrinsically valuable to our ecosystem are crucial to making a change in this world.
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