So, today at the pool I saw a friend that lives down the street. She came over and said, “I have a story to tell you about your son”. Apparently, her husband volunteered a day and night at Boy Scout camp, where Cory is this week. When he came home, this is the story he told her.
Apparently a rather large snake found its way into one of the tents, and all the sissy-boy camp leaders* were squealing and using sticks to get it out. They finally got it out of the tent, but couldn’t “shoo” it out of the camp site. The story goes, my son pushed through all the wussy daddies, walked up to the snake in true Jeff Corwin fashion, and grabbed it by its head in the proper snake hold, walked into the forest and let it go…..all to the stunned silence of the scout leaders.
One of the classes he had signed up to take and get a badge in was “Reptiles and Amphibians”.
You think he passed and got his badge?
*added for effect
**edited to add that they knew it was non-poisonous…Cory has memorized the The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians from cover to cover.
wtg cory!
what a cool story, too.
Your son is so brave! Wow!
He has the Audubon Field Guide memorized?! He will be winning college scholarships for sure, Jody!
LOL! Go Cory. Spence is at camp this week too, but his skill lay more in creating a camp betting pool or fleecing people at poker.
This shows he’s learned a lot from all your various expeditions gathering lizards etc. I’m sure you’re proud!
lol i bet your proud of him
That’s great!
What a brave boy!
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When I read the first paragraph, I thought something bad happened to Cory. Thank God he’s OK, and even became a hero
By the way, I’d like to thank you too for making me searching on what to do if a snake bites. I got a few points I put in my blog entry (http://insparenting.com/101/snake-bites-and-first-aid-recommendations/).
Have a nice day!
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Is he at El Ranch Cima? I have worked at this camp as the aquatics director on the river for the past 6 years. This is my first year away from the camp. I hope he has a blast!
That is great! I bet you can’t wait to hear the story from his point of view too.
Hahaha! Too funny! I would certainly hope he got his badge for that!
I got the t-shirt! Thanks, I love it! (Wearing it right now, actually).