Certainly not these pupils who seemed to be having a great time as they mixed with snakes, tree frogs, snails and more.
Look at the smiles on the faces of these students at Harton, Hebburn, Monkton and Laygate schools.
We hope these Shields Gazette archive photos bring back great memories.
9. Brilliant times at Boldon
Martyn Pinto from Zoolab brought along a special guests for the pupils at Boldon Comprehensive School to meet in 2004 and this pepper snake seems to have been a huge hit. Photo: IB
10. Happy times at Harton Infants
The day the discovery zoo came to Harton Infants School in 2010. Remember it? Photo: IB
11. Tell us more
Did these cracking exotic creature scenes bring back lots of great memories. If they did, tell us more by emailing [email protected] Photo: sg
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