The ongoing saga of Harker and the stapler
My ball python, Harker, is really scared of this one stapler.
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Every time he sees it, he balls up.
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I was grading today and sure enough, the stapler was still scary.
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However, for the first time, I introduced a second stapler!
He was nervous at first…
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But it didn’t take him long to warm up to it.
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Pretty soon it became his best friend!
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There was nothing the new stapler couldn’t do!
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Including protecting him from the other stapler.
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The moral of the story?
My snake is a weirdo.
Update: Today I took Harker to my office, where he met another stapler.
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He was fairly apathetic at first, but eventually they got on pretty well!
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This stapler was smaller than either of the others, but one thing was sure: this stapler was definitely not scary!
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Am I any closer to understanding my snake’s strange relationship with staplers?
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Absolutely not.
UPDATE: it’s 2016 and I’m pleased to announce that he’s FINALLY gotten over his fear of the stapler!
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He likes it now!
Tell him I’m proud of him
This post is so pure!