We had a class on habitat. Ranger Jay had quite a few skeletons. There were many giggles, and oohs and ahhs. Then we went down some scary "steps" and into the woods, heading into the river.
Ranger Jay also had some nets for catching things!
The first thing we found was a small snake. Though Ranger Jay could not recall the name he was sure it didn't bite and was almost full grown.
Yes, both girls held the snake!!! I was shocked and amazed. :) After the snake, we went to another location to see what we could find in the stream of the river.
We found the bones of a racoon (the skull too!). This was the first bunch of bones we found. I found almost all of the ribs in an area. Then one of the kids found the skull a feet away from the ribs. We also found some bones that Ranger Jay believed were from a fish. Chloe's theory is the racoon ate the fish, then a bigger predator came and ate the racoon.
Ranger Jay (above) found some pieces of a swing set in the river. :(
We had a great time! I'm sure Carrie and April are going to schedule more classes with Ranger Jay and we are certainly excited about it.
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And he was funny too!! He said something about that snake being a baby then said - IDK, it could be 50 years old. I was a little sad when he said he was the supervisor and it sounded like he might not always do the classes. But, he was still pretty cool!
We found a snake similar to that one in our backyard last week. All the kids held it except Bailey. Well, after all, I used to play with those all the time when I was a kid!
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