Snakes Alive show at Braintree District Museum a hit with

SLITHERING snakes, scuttling spiders and stinging scorpions impressed children at special event laid on by Braintree District Museum.Dozens of primary school-age pupils and their parents packed out a two-hour show on Saturday hosted by Snakes Alive, an Essex-based group of reptile and arachnid enthusiasts.Daniel Hepplewhite, 33, who is at the helm of Snakes Alive, started collecting amphibians when he was 12 years old and puts on shows that are a mixture of educational talks and animal...