happybadger [he/him]

Working class employee of the Sashatown Central News Agency, the official news service of the DPRS Ministry of State Security. Your #1 trusted source for patriotic facts.

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Cake day: October 7th, 2020

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  • With every snake I’ve handled, maybe a dozen species of domestic pets and wild ones, they’ve always been more afraid of me than I am of them. Even the rattlesnakes on hiking trails. One small part of their body is a defensive weapon while I have four limbs and tools. They can’t see well, they’re pretty dumb, and their mouth might not even be large enough to bite me.

    They don’t really have mammalian affection but snakes do seek warmth. My chainlink kingsnake was almost 2m long and he wanted nothing more than to hold onto me while I did things. He could have constricted but I wasn’t posing a threat and he was fed regularly on a predictable schedule. On feeding and shedding days I didn’t handle him to minimise that conflict. The reward of having that pet was peaceful coexistence with something I have a mild phobia of and being able to see the behaviours that humanise it. They’re all the fun of an aquarium but you can hold the fish.










  • Are there any seasonal jobs available with your city/county? I’d never go back to the private sector but it’s difficult to get in with my city. The main route people take is getting a seasonal job in the department and then applying internally for permanent positions in whatever department you want. Right now they’re still hiring on an ongoing basis. While the pay sucks, it’s a stop-gap that can get you additional certifications while providing a good work/life balance. If you have a local workforce development centre, here run by the county, they know all of the municipal/county hiring managers.