 Studying snakes in a controlled environment is safe and not frightening at the same time. This tree snake is non-venemous. |
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The rat snake is larger and moves slower than the tree snake. He is also non-venemous and poses no threat in a controlled situation. |  |
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These two types of tortoise are both harmless to us. They don't pay us any attention and just "do their own thing" as we sit in a circle around them. |  |