some really great advice! thanks! I dont want her to be affraid of them so i think teaching caution and respect is best....but also probably a bit harder!

I have tried to do similar with spiders but for some reason she is freaked out by them! maybe its just instinct, my mum was a screaming mess everytime she saw a spider and i didnt want to put that on DD....even though i want to scream....i even held a bloody daddy long legs that was hidding behind the loo but she wasnt keen on it atall! There was a huge huntsman in the new house when we were looking around and she wouldnt even go in the room.

I think if i saw a snake i would be in such amazment i would probably just stand a stare at it, so i think i have to teach my self as much as i have to teach her! its good to have a little mantra i think....il work on that.
Thanks again