Teach your kids love and respect for the animals that are often hated by people.
Whether its the no legged friends, or the eight legged ones, there is a stigma against them, especially in the South where I live.
Ive had people threaten to kill my snakes if they ever see them.
Cashiers visibly disgusted as I buy cypress mulch and they ask what I use it for.
I wonder how different their mindsets would be if they had been raised to respect these creatures and appreciate them.
You set the example for your children, teach them love and respect, not fear and aversion.
My toddlers absolutely adore our snakes, and everyday they learn how to be gentle and respectful when handling them. Just like when I was their age, catching Ringnecks and Glass snakes in the yard and bringing home pocketfuls of Banana spiders.
We relocate Copperheads and Rattlesnakes and appreciate their presence, knowing they're eating well and we will be less likely to have a pest problem.
Maybe someday we can eliminate the stigma, and show people that they don't need to kill a snake for existing in their yard.
Susanna Fitzpatrick
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