Last Monday was our "Green Kids" Club day.  This time we had a visit from the Mobile Zoo - a man who brings animals around for children to see.  We had a wonderful time!

Here is a photo of me holding a blue-tongued skink:

It felt really strange in my hands, especially as it kept on moving!  Blue-tongued skinks come from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.  They are omnivores, but particularly like to eat fruit, molluscs and insects. 

The next creature I held was a snake.  It was a small snake and kept on rolling itself up into a ball!

Unfortunately, I have forgotten what type of snake this was.  As you can tell from my face, snakes are not my favourite creature (perhaps I could get the part of "Young Indiana Jones"?)

This snake was much bigger than the last one I held, it was also very heavy!

I couldn't even bear to look at it! I'm not much better in this photo:

Do you think I look scared, or what?

The final creature I held was much more my "cup of tea"! The Mobile Zoo man had brought a beautiful barn owl with him. I had to wear a special glove so that its talons wouldn't hurt my hand and the owl had a string attached to its leg so that it would always go back to its owner.

I loved the feel of the owl's feathers when I was stroking it, they were so soft! All in all, this was a very enjoyable day - everyone got to hold the creatures and everyone had fun!