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1. Evelyn Saenz: Lensography of a Teacher My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach children in fun, hands-on, creative ways. The unit studies I make on Squidoo reflect my view that learning should be integrated and no skills should be taught in isolation. I believe that each topic s...
2. Who Layed THAT Egg? Everyone knows that chickens lay eggs. Most people know that all other birds do as well but have you ever thought about all the other animals that lay eggs? Children may be surprised that some eggs do not contain birds. Other egg layers include frogs...
3. Reptiles & Amphibians Coloring Pages Summer time is the perfect season for amphibian and reptile coloring books and activities. The reptile coloring page printables in this lens offer a good selection of slithery and cool creatures to color: turtle coloring pages, snake coloring pages,...
4. Herpetophobia: The Fear of Reptiles Herpetophobia is a common specific phobia which consists of fear or aversion to reptiles, commonly lizards and snakes, and similar vertebrates as amphibians. This condition causes a slight to severe emotional reaction, for example anxiety, panic atta...
5. Snakes of Louisiana Snakes are probably one of the most controversial animals. You either love them or hate them. Snakes are a very important link in the food chain and without them our earth would be overrun with vermin and harmful insects. Here in Louisiana there are...
6. Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins of Louisiana Louisiana is blessed with thirty species of turtles, tortoises and terrapins. The body form of this ancient group of reptiles has changed little in the 200 million years of its existence. Besides various freshwater and land turtles, the Gulf waters a...
7. Dangerous Snakes of North America The most dangerous North American venomous snakes belong to the pit viper species. They have small heat sensing glands (pits) located above each nostril, which allow them to detect and locate warm blooded animals, such as rodents, even in total darkn...
8. Red-eared Slider Turtle of Louisiana The Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is the only species of Slider turtle that inhabits Louisiana. It is also the most commonly seen turtle in the Southeast. In the past, baby Red-eared Sliders were a popular pet and were sold in pet stor...
9. Kingsnakes of Louisiana Since we were children we have welcomed the gentle, non-poisonous Kingsnakes into our yard. Kingsnakes are constrictors that live in many types of habitat, but seem to prefer ridges and levees that border wet areas. They will kill and eat poisonous...
10. Diamond-back Water Snake The Diamond-back (or backed) Water Snake is a long, heavy-bodied, tan to gray-brown snake with a pattern of dark brown to black chain-like markings. The belly is yellow, but with dusky brown markings. As the name implies it lives in slow moving water...
11. Animal Welfare RSPCA is the logo of The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a charity that I really admire. The dedication of the front-line staff is an example of what can be achieved...
12. Alligator Pie Alligator Pie is a great poem for introducing the alligator theme. Use it in a reading chart and then go on to learn about the alligators. Alligators bring us eye to eye with the watery, muddy world of the swamp. Write a poem or explore an alligato...
13. The Amazing Tokay Geckos Tokay geckos, the second largest gecko known are a beautiful addition to any herpetologists collection. Tokay geckos are named after the bark they make. The Tokay gecko is pretty easy to keep as a pet.I would not recommend them for a child though. So...
14. Box Turtles of Louisiana The habitat in the riparian area around the Tchefuncte River is perfect for box turtles, but even before we bought our property in St. Tammany Parish, we provided habitat for Eastern box turtles in our yard in Baton Rouge. The Eastern box turtle (Ter...
15. Snakes as Pets In this Lens, you'll find information on keeping snakes, and links to caresheets on another site for some species.  I'd like to dispel the myth that snakes are slimy and horrible - they're not! The picture is Snappy, a large-blotched python (Anta...
16. CLASSES OF ANIMALS To make it easier to study animals, they have been arranged into classes. Each animal class is made up of animals that are alike in important ways. There are many kinds of animal classes and each one has a name. Every kind of animal belongs to one of...
17. Ribbon and Garter Snakes Garter and Ribbon snakes are beneficial, non-poisonous snakes. Garter Snakes are welcomed into gardens because they eat small rodents, snails, slugs and harmful insects among other things. There are several different species that inhabit Louisiana. M...
18. Drumheller: The Dinosaur Capital of the World Our camping vacation to Drumheller, Alberta in 2005 was the best, most memorable holiday for my kids. They were 9, 12, 14 and 16 at the time and they loved everything we did. It was relaxing. The scenery was incredible. And the major attractions of...
19. Boa Constrictor Imperator (Common Boa) The Common Boa (Boa Constrictor Imperator, or BCI) is one of the most commonly kept species of snake with good reason. Thy are a beautiful species, and have a reputation for being relatively easy to care for and handle. Their docile nature, and toler...
20. Rat Snakes in Louisiana Rat Snakes are attractively marked, non-poisonous constrictors which primarily eat rats and mice and some birds and eggs. They are known for their climbing ability and their great length which can be up to 101 inches. In the south they are called Ch...