5-year-old girl adamant about adopting baby snake she found, wholesome mom seeks help from the internet to teach her about animal safety: ‘He’ll live a happier life in the place he’s born in’

Molly Vincent

Aug 12, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

Parenting never ceases to test us. Your kid could come home crying with a hurt and bruised knee from running downhill and falling, or you may get a call from the principal of their school informing you of something they did. Any good parent must master the art of being loving, stringent, disciplinary, patient, and creative all at once. It's a constant cycle of ups and downs when you have children, and not enough people consider all facets involved when they decide to procreate.

My sister's 1-year-old daughter was just caught holding a baby bat inside their own home! It's really a question mark as to how the bat got inside their home, and how their precious little girl came to discover it. Needless to say, it gave my sister and her husband quite the spook. Children are so fragile – their immune systems aren't developed, and they truly just don't know how to take care of themselves. Their vulnerability is what makes adults instinctually want to protect them, it's absolutely biological.

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If your child does come across an animal they shouldn’t be touching, it’s best to teach them the proper practices around stray animals, animal treatment, and animal safety. The mom in the story below tries her best to teach her 5-year-old about which pets can be adopted, and which can’t.
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