Snakes, spiders attend reading program kickoff
Published 5:17 pm Friday, July 8, 2022
Holding a large snake are, from left, Hillary White, Nick Stephenson, Bonnie Lauver, Brandy Barnes, Syanna Mills and John Barnes. (Photo submitted by Donna Pope)
Asher Holt enjoys a hands-on experience with a reptile. (Photo submitted by Donna Pope)
Easton Fisk, left, and Amy Fisk pose for a photo with a large snake. (Photo submitted by Donna Pope)
Brandy Barnes presents a spider during the Summer Reading Program kickoff in Courtland. (Photo submitted by Donna Pope)
Ava Lindsay smiles for a photo during the Summer Reading Program Kickoff in Courtland. (Photo submitted by Donna Pope)
John Barnes, of JB’s Rattles, places a reptile on the shoulder of Camp25 Executive Director Eric Benton. (Photo submitted by Donna Pope)
The kickoff for the Summer Reading Program featured John Barnes, of JB’s Rattles, at the Courtland branch of the Blackwater Regional Library.
A library news release noted that attendees learned about recognition, safety, snake venom for cancer research and spider venom for diabetes and Alzheimer’s research.
For more information on all programming at Blackwater Regional Library, call 757-653-2821, visit the library’s website (www.blackwaterlib.org) or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/blackwaterlib).
