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Vicky Angear

Published: 3:00 PM May 3, 2013    Updated: 8:53 PM October 27, 2020
Hannah and Ben with Cuddles the corn snake and Nick Gover from Zoo Lab.

Hannah and Ben with Cuddles the corn snake and Nick Gover from Zoo Lab. - Credit: Archant

A COCKROACH, a corn snake and a scorpion crept into a Nailsea school to help the children learn about rainforests.

Year four pupils at Golden Valley Primary School were delighted to meet a wide range of different creatures, which were brought in by the Zoolab,

The pupils are learning about the ecology of rainforests and ethical issues surrounding deforestation.

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