Snakes
Especially after handling
snakes, use these games to teach about how snakes live and hunt in the
wild. First, introduce snake locomotion
by having the campers form one long snake hands to feet and trying to move
towards a given goal. Often for this
game, I play the role of the mouse and instruct the campers to run up and
constrict me once the mouth of their snake have captured me.
Next, move on to discussing
the strategy that snakes use to find and capture their prey. Unlike most of the predators in these games,
snakes for the most part adopt a sit and wait approach. Instruct the campers to find a good hiding
place along a given length of trail, but a spot from which they can quickly
emerge to capture passing prey. Again
for this game, a staff member should play the role of the prey and walk quietly
along the path. Avoid any obvious
snakes, but allow the campers who have hidden well to catch you.