Earlier this year, we went to the Festival of Oddities in Charlotte, MI. Since this event had a theme of being unique, weird, and unusual, I wanted to break the stigma of reptiles being scary. By doing this, I made myself appear approachable by looking sort of like a character. I have observed many times how your appearance effects your presentation. Dressing tough and scary can sometimes make you look intimidating and off putting. Plus, it can also give reptiles a negative look and we don’t want that. This then makes the audience act tough as well by saying things that could potentially harm the reptile reputation even more. I…