Less than a two-hour-drive south of Belleville, you can spot more than 20 species of snakes on a hike shorter than 3 miles. “I don’t think you can do that anywhere else in North America,” Mark ...

WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- It was a mighty privileged water snake that made its way across the road here, slowly slithering to its winter den from the swamp where it spent the summer. While its snake cousins ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern Illinois' "Snake Road" is closing earlier than usual this year, according to officials with the Sawnee National Forest.

Roads get closed for a variety of reasons, including construction and public events, but one road in Illinois is currently shut down to help preserve local wildlife. The U.S. Forest Service is ...

HARRISBURG — The Shawnee National Forest is closing Forest Service Road No. 345, also known as Snake Road, to help ensure safe crossing for several species of snakes and amphibians Sept. 1 to Oct. 30.

UNION COUNTY, Illinois — Around 35 species of snakes have shut down nearly three miles of a southern Illinois road to vehicles as their bi-annual migration peaks. Forest officials say thousands of ...