Have you ever thought of what the most unusual service and/or therapy animal may be? Go ahead, think about it, because the chances are, what you are about to read will blow your mind away.
Here's one strange but fascinating case. A man by the name of Daniel Greene suffers from epilectic seizures. Prepare yourselves, because his service animal is a snake, and to be more precise, a Boa Constrictor. I am being absolutely serious with you right now, I know as impossible as it sounds, his Boa Constrictor, named Redrock, is able to detect when he is about to have a seizure. He gives his owner a warning about the oncoming seizure by gently squeezing his owners neck. (Redrock the Boa Constrictor) The following is a photo of Greene and his Boa Constrictor.
What do you guys think of monkeys? (Yes, an actual monkey, and not the next door neighbors kid that sometimes bounce off the walls). How would you feel living with a monkey? The reason I ask is because, they are another one of those odities when it comes to service animals. Although they are typically with those who are restricted to wheel chairs (paraplegic) Capuchin monkeys make amazing service animals getting whatever the owner may need, whether it be the phone or some food, as well as helping with various other activities. Here is a Capuchin monkey helping his owner. (Capuchin monkeys)
I find parrots to be fascinating, mainly because of their ability to talk. A service parrot by the name of Sadie helps her owner calm down in times of stress. Whenever Jim Eggers was having a psychotic attack, he would repeat to himself a few certain lines. His parrot one day sensing the oncoming attack began repeating the lines to her owner (Jim) in the hopes of calming him down. Here is Jim carrying Sadie in a modified backpack that contains her cage. (Sadie the parrot)
I find it is absolutely incredible how these animals are capable of helping their owners! Despite not being your typical service and/or therapy animal, I think they have certainly proven themselves in this line of work.
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