The use of animals as therapy partners to help people recover from various physical and mental illnesses is not a new concept. What might be unusual is the use of insects and reptiles. We are not referring to butterflies and turtles here, but others in their genera that usually tend to make people jump in fright or disgust. Sure, El Indio (Gian Maria Volonte) in Sergio Leone’s classic For a Few Dollars More (1965) used...