Tadpole Troopers: Snakes

I took the boys to their very last Tadpole Troopers class of the season. This class was all about snakes and the boys loved it! When we got to class, we read some books about snakes and learned some new facts and then we got to touch Fred, the Arboretum's very own corn snake! Fred was very slithery but Will discovered that snakes are not slimy at all. Then we went on our nature walk. We didn't see any snakes at the first pond, but we did see a turtle and an opossum skeleton! The second pond was full of wildlife! We saw a water snake, two turtles, lots and lots of mosquito fish, and a beautiful blue dragonfly.

After our nature walk, it was back inside for craft time. The boys made snakes out of clay and placed them in leaves. After class, Will insisted on visiting the discovery room, even though it was already lunchtime. The boys played and explored and spend lots of time reading books in the Arboretum's library. The boys enjoyed learning about snakes so much that we now have a huge pile of snake books from the public library and I caught Will sleeping with his great big purple and black stuffed snake last night! What a great day!