Is it possible to do your homework project too well?

How much do you know about sea snakes? Well, don't worry about it. There's no quiz at the end. Since sea snakes are pretty rare around the Sonoran desert, we had to Google them to learn more. Gunner had a model and report due and we were ready.

After getting some yellow and black clay at Michaels (unlike the flesh-toned variety at the Workman house), we made a model that looked amazingly like this. Pretty simple, really. A couple of glass beads for eyes, a flattened and dotted tail and done. Glued it to some foam core board covered in wave design paper and finished.

Must've been a pretty good job because the next morning the business end of the snake was removed cleanly from the body. Thank you, Heidi, for saving us from a highly dangerous and toxic snake model but that was MY HOMEWORK! Uh, Mr. Ward, my cat thought it was real, so it must've been good, right?

It was turned in with some repairs, but definitely worse for the wear. P.S. Gunner would like everyone to know that sea snakes are NOT eels, as a few of his classmates would like you to erroneously believe. He has now corrected their youthful mistake.

There will be more photos of actual Pedersens and their activities soon. The camera cord has been located.