Welcome to the guild! One of my biology classes had a ton of animals, from a gigantic bunny that ran around class all hour to a tarantula and a snake that our teacher would let us hold in our hands during advisory. Once, my friends had the snake out, and I remember being on the end of the snake's tongue, with the tongue feeling velvety (or that's what I remember). Spiders and snakes are actually pretty cool for pest control, though I can see why people don't like them. I do wish people knew more about them instead of going straight for the kill though, since some aren't as bad as the others.