Today, my daughter got a science lesson at home.
My wife caught a kingsnake trying to eat one of our chicken’s freshly laid eggs (the egg was in its mouth!). Being the fearless amateur naturalist that she is, my wife promptly picked up the non-venomous snake and brought it into the house.
My daughter learned that kingsnakes eat eggs, aren’t venemous, and get one more chance to survive if we catch them trying to eat our eggs (my wife deposited this one in a field about an acre away from the chicken pen).
This evening, the two of them walked outside and saw and talked about bats. My daughter recounted key facts: they’re nocturnal, they’re great mosquito hunters, and they use sound to catch their pray.
One perk of living out in the country? Impromptu nature lessons.
Learning Together 