Opinion | Catherine Bartlett: If Daenerys Targaryen can teach Jon Snow not to fear dragons, you can learn not to fear snakes. - NBCNewsTHINK
. However, it is clear that, in part, children learn from their parents and mimic their behaviors. When a parent acts scared, the child will be, too.Bill Byrne / Mass. Division of Fisheries and Wildlife via AP
How do I know? As an Education Specialist for the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, I’ve had the privilege of guiding hundreds of children through meeting a snake up close for the first time. Some are cautious, while some are excited. There was one young girl, for instance, whose body language initially displayed nervousness: Her shoulders were scrunched up, arms bent at the elbow, as she slowly reached forward — not unlike Jon Snow nervously extending his hand toward Drogon. But she touched it and, when I asked what it felt like, she said, “Like an ear of corn." Her explanation was spot-on in a way I’d never been able to verbalize in my decade of teaching: An ear of corn, smooth, pebbled and room temperature.
Her description was perfect, but what was most memorable to me was her smile. Her hesitancy changed at first touch to surprise and grins. She unfurled like a flower blooming as her fear wore off and her curiosity grew. Another girl whispered in my ear “I love snakes.
Furthermore, snakes can become snacks for other animals, providing necessary nutrients for opportunistic hunters. Roadrunners, raptors, coyotes, bobcats, foxes, raccoons, badgers and even vultures enjoy snake snacks.: Rodents who have eaten seeds fall prey to snakes and the seeds, undisturbed by the gastrointestinal tract of a carnivore, can pass through unharmed and deposited.
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