When I retired- I spent so much of my time in my career from starting reptile keeper, meeting kids at the door with a snake, going to the fundraiser parties, black tie affairs, greeting people with a snake. That was my trademark. There’s pictures of me in a lotta newspapers or things with a snake around my shoulder. So when I retired they said, “We’re gonna make a statue of you holding snake with the kids touching it.” And I was honored. I was kind of embarrassed, kinda flattered. Well when the budget came in, the two kids was kind of expensive. They said, “Oh, we’re gonna just make it a statue with you with the snake.” So the statue’s with me and the snake. But it was totally financed with contributions.
