If the cubs thought they were going to have just another Friday meeting on the 25th of August boy were they wrong. We had a visit from Time Voster and his creepy crawly friends from the Cape Town Snake Park.
Tim brought along a wide variety of reptiles, starting with the local venomous species of the Western Cape (Puff Adder, Boomslang, Cape Cobra) which we admired from a far. The rest of the show, however, included harmless animals such as Corn snakes, a lizard, tortoise, and a very large Burmese python called fluffy. Tim taught the cubs what and what not to do if a snake is encountered, some basics of prevention and treatment of snakebites, as well as lots of fascinating facts and information about snakes and reptiles. The show was highly educational, interactive, entertaining, and mostly mega cool!
Tim’s aim to teach kids to love and respect all animals alike and create an awareness and appreciation for wildlife certainly made an impact. I’m surprised the cubs managed to sleep at all that night with the adrenaline that was pumping through their veins.
Check out Noah and Emily with their cold blooded friends and everyone showing fluffy some love and a lot of respect.
