On Tuesday 16th August Mr Bob Whitney from “Snake Tails” came to talk to Year 7 students about all things reptile. Snake Tails is an interactive learning experience  proudly featuring only Australian reptiles. It aims to deliver an insight into our Australian reptiles through a safe and fun performance that creates a greater understanding of the role of our reptiles in the environment today.

He had displays of various snakes and even introduced the girls to “George” an olive python. The girls were able to touch various lizards such as the Shingle back and Blue tongue lizard. Some girls needed to pretend to be a tree where by “Pikachu” a yellow bearded dragon sat while Bob explained the features of the lizard family.

The message that Bob promoted was that snakes and other reptiles are only a danger if we try to kill them and the way they protect themselves is to either run/slither away or attack because they think we are trying to do them harm. So remember, killing any reptile is against the law because they play a vital role in controlling the mice and insect populations.

Year 7 students thoroughly enjoyed their presentation during Science Week and the girls learnt a great deal about reptiles and various snake behaviours from this incursion and it will be a great support to their learning in the classroom regarding the features of living things.