Reptile Encounters - Grade 4/5A

On Monday 23 October, Albert from Reptile Encounters visited the Grades 3 to 6 at Lalor East Primary School. He brought along scaled, feathery and furry friends that live in the local area for the students to look at and pat.

Reptile Encounters was a great way to start the week. Albert brought many interesting, cute and lovely animals. But the one that is just so amazing is the Potaroo. Many people might laugh at its long nose but I think it’s really cute. It had big eyes that would stare at you. When you feel it is so soft. 

Albert the worker was really nice and gave us a lot of information about the Potaroo. 

Written by Maci and Aicha

Snoozing away during the night, and active more than ever during the day. As small as a hand, but fluffier than clouds. What I saw today filled my eyes with cuteness, with its webbed hands and legs and its big, pure, black eyes. As soon as I touched it, it felt the exact same as cotton, a little fur ball tried to hide but didn't get very far, as I felt the last touch of boney skin, but incredibly soft fur, one by one hands ran down its back. The nocturnal mammal went back to its big dreams. 

Written by Zara

The carpet python is a reptile and a nocturnal creature. When we looked at it, it had a unique pattern: a long body and a small head. When we touched the carpet python it felt as dry as a tree. Did you know that carpet pythons have a 220 pack and can lift their own body weight? They are endangered. 

Written by Kheder and Yousef

Today a man called Albert came to our school to show us a bunch of animals. There was a Carpet Python, a Sugar Glider, a Ringtail Possum, a Black Cockatoo, a Blue Tongue Lizard, an Eastern Long Neck Turtle and 3 Growling Frogs. My favourite part was when we got to see the Eastern Long Neck Lizard we felt his shell. It actually felt like a real rock.  

Written by Jack

Carpet Pythons are scary for some people. But for me I like them today. I saw one for the first time in person and I patted it. It felt soft, slimy and solid. I didn't expect It to feel like that. 

Written by Ramadan

At this wonderful reptile incursion at Lalor East, Albert showed all the amazing animals that are mostly endangered.  My friend and I learned that these cuddly soft creatures are nocturnal; that means they sleep during the day. They are also super fluffy; fluffier than a rug made of feathers. These sugar gliders are mammals and eat pollen.

We also learnt that carpet pythons have 220 packs and they munch on  small fat mice.  The carpet python has 4 jaws it uses to manoeuvre its prey. They are also nocturnal meaning they are awake in the night but asleep in the day just like the sugar gliders. The carpet python has a long scaly body and sharp teeth to eat its prey. 

Written by Alice and Emily

We had a Reptile Incursion. There was a guy named Albert and he was the presenter/instructor. We learnt that Carpet Pythons have  smooth, scaly, and soft skin. Carpet Pythons have 4 jaws, and the 4 parts can separate for eating prey. If we didn't have any Carpet Pythons, we would have rats, possums and birds on our beds. Female Pythons lay about 20 eggs at a time. We also learnt that Carpet Pythons are harmless to humans and are endangered, sadly. Carpet Pythons are olive brown, black, and a white creamy colour.

Written by Zejneb

Reptile Encounters came to our school with 7 interesting animals. Albert told us facts about them and let us  pet them but the ones we were interested in were the Carpet Python and the Sugar Glider. The Sugar Glider is known as a mammal and they are called a sugar glider because they like to eat surgery food such as fruits, flowers, gum trees, nectar and more. They are known as a nectarvoire. We got to pet the Sugar Glider and it was so fluffy and cute. It is rat-like and flys tree to tree.

Written By Audrina & Hussain