Recently, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge held their third annual Grasslands Fair which included vendors, dancers, and wildlife participants. When a reptile organization canceled at the last minute, Buenos Aires Assistant Manager Juliette Gutierrez emailed and asked if we could bring our snakes.
Snakes as Stress Relievers
“I can’t stand to even look at a snake!” a visitor to the Plains Conservation Center in Aurora, Colorado, once assured me. But within 15 minutes, after I had convinced her to actually hold the kingsnake I carried, she changed her mind as the snake glided within her fingers. “It feels so soothing!” she said. …