Return it to its home in the critter corner cart. Ensure the door and latch of the habitat are firmly closed. Record on the sign out sheet your name, date, animals handled, and comments regarding the animals behaviour or anything unusual that happened during the handling session. Wash your hands with isagel. You can properly wash your hands in the washroom as well. HERPTILES (box on cart) Props: Crocodile Skin Tortoise Shell Iguana Jaw Shoe Baby Anaconda Poison Arrow Snakeskin Shoe Iguana Skull Frog Snake Shed Stuffed Cane Tortoise Egg Pieces Toad Laminated Boa Skin Anaconda Rope Snakeskin X2 Stuffed Caiman Length & Skin Variety of Plastic Gecko Fan Poison Dart Frogs and Snake Anaconda Skull Holder Key Topics: What is a herptile? Amphibians and Reptiles. What them a ____? Diversity and adaptations to fill a variety of niches Roles they play in the ecosystem Conservation issues Discuss: What’s the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Where do caimans fit in? (See Aqua Facts: Crocodilians in your volunteer folder or online) Think: Counter shading of caiman skin. How does this help them to survive? Look & Discuss: Shoe and Caiman skin while looking at live caimans - Illegal poaching is their biggest threat, skin is used to make shoes amongst other things. Some countries have ranching programs to farm caimans. Do: Stretch out anaconda skin to see how big it is! Feel: shed pieces
Return it to its home in the critter corner cart. Ensure the door and latch of the habitat are firmly closed. Record on the sign out sheet your name, date, animals handled, and comments regarding the animals behaviour or anything unusual that happened during the handling session. Wash your hands with isagel. You can properly wash your hands in the washroom as well. HERPTILES (box on cart) Props: Crocodile Skin Shoe Snakeskin Shoe Snake Shed Pieces Boa Skin Stuffed Caiman Gecko Fan Anaconda Skull Tortoise Shell Baby Anaconda Iguana Skull Stuffed Cane Toad Anaconda Rope Length & Skin Poison Dart Holder Iguana Jaw Poison Arrow Frog Tortoise Egg Laminated Snakeskin X2 Variety of Plastic Frogs and Snake Key Topics: What is a herptile? Amphibians and Reptiles. What them a ____? Diversity and adaptations to fill a variety of niches Roles they play in the ecosystem Conservation issues Discuss: What’s the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Where do caimans fit in? (See Aqua Facts: Crocodilians in your volunteer folder or online) Think: Counter shading of caiman skin. How does this help them to survive? Look & Discuss: Shoe and Caiman skin while looking at live caimans - Illegal poaching is their biggest threat, skin is used to make shoes amongst other things. Some countries have ranching programs to farm caimans. Do: Stretch out anaconda skin to see how big it is! Feel: shed pieces
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