SuitabookMy pet rattlesnake
Joe Hayes
- Reading
- Read together and pause to compare the characters’ reactions. You could also talk about how a comic story about an unusual pet differs from advice about caring for real wild animals.
- Themes
- An unusual human–animal bond: Joe rescues a rattlesnake and keeps it as a pet; it becomes close to him and eventually wins over others. The plot gives the bond a positive, humorous direction, with the snake presented as friendly and helpful.
- Worth knowing
- A rattlesnake is kept as a pet and sleeps at the foot of Joe’s bed. The story’s friendly, comic treatment may be worth discussing alongside real-world caution around wild animals.