The Harris Center recently teamed up with award-winning wildlife artist and conservationist Matt Patterson for a coloring contest in celebration of World Snake Day. Kids were invited to create their own original artwork or to color an Eastern milk snake coloring page created by Matt, and to share their masterpieces with us. We received more than 50 entries, and it was very tough to pick just a few winners. Thank you to everyone who shared their art with us, and congratulations to these winning artists!
Free Drawing: Winner
![A garter snake drawing by Chloe Iris Benoit. The snake is curled up on a log, with its tongue sticking out.](https://harriscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/garter_snake_drawing_ChloeIrisBenoit-880x668.png)
Garter Snake by Chloe Iris Benoit, Age 14 (Barre, VT)
Free Drawing: Honorable Mentions
![A pencil drawing of a blue viper, with its tongue outstretched, by Mallory Mason.](https://harriscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/blue_viper_drawing_MalloryMason.png)
Blue Viper by Mallory Mason, Age 12 (Hancock, NH)
![A detailed pencil drawing of a wide-bodied snake with white spots by Kuhu Kacher](https://harriscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/snake_drawing_KuhuKacher-620x880.jpg)
Eastern Hognose Snakes by Kuhu Kacher, Age 7 (Lucknow, India)
Coloring Page: Winners
![A coloring page of an Eastern Milk Snake, with coloring by Forest Baird](https://harriscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/milk_snake_coloring_page_ForestBaird-e1663083501124.png)
Forest Baird, Age 8 (Peterborough, NH)
![A coloring page of an Eastern Milk Snake, with coloring by Isaac Ramey](https://harriscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/milk_snake_coloring_page_IssacRamey.png)
Isaac Ramey, Age 8 (Peterborough, NH)
![A coloring page of an Eastern Milk Snake, with coloring by Keelia Duffy](https://harriscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/milk_snake_coloring_page_KeeliaDuffy.png)
Keelia Duffy, Age 8 (Peterborough, NH)
![A coloring page of an Eastern Milk Snake, with coloring by Madeleine Lee](https://harriscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/milk_snake_coloring_page_MadeleineLee.png)
Madeleine Lee, Age 15 (Bedford, NH)