Yep. That's me. And my new chum. Alice. A boa constrictor.
To help with my teaching about "Rainforests", we got in an "animal guy". He brought in frogs, toads, a milk snake and a boa - as well as an owl and some tortoises. The one girl who flatly refused to touch any snakes has half a dozen photos holding those bad boys.
There was a combination of excitement and fear. And from the children too.
They loved it and, from speaking to the children who did this last year, it was an experience they'll never forget.
Today's question: are there animals you wouldn't touch?