Snake Road might be Illinois’ top claim to fame in the world of reptiles and amphibians. Each spring and fall, LaRue Road is closed to vehicles to protect reptiles and amphibians in seasonal ...

Reptiles Alive! has a spider-tailed horned viper on display, the only one of its kind currently in the United States. The ...

Illinois sees the most copperhead activity and bites from May to October. About 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by snakes each year in the US, and copperheads are responsible for 2,920 (roughly ...

A road in Illinois' Shawnee National Forest known as "Snake Road" is being shut down to vehicles through October to allow the safe passage of migrating snakes.

Venomous snakes are set to start a rare, biannual migration across southern Illinois. Authorities are preparing to close roads in preparation for the phenomenon, such as the stretch of the Great ...

HEROD, Ill. — The bi-annual snake migration in Southern Illinois' Shawnee National Forest is about to wrap up, but there's still time for reptile-lovers to try and catch a glimpse of snakes on ...

Illinois snakes hide & brumate in cold winter weather. Common venomous & non-venomous species & at what temperatures they’re most active.

If I wanted to voluntarily have a panic attack in public, I'd just climb a tall ladder while holding a snake. But since I'm ...

A reptile more than 3 feet long was captured after being spotted in a person’s yard in Decatur, Illinois, officials say. Macon County Animal Control and Care Center A 3-foot long reptile was ...

A reptile more than 3 feet long was captured after being spotted in a person’s yard in Decatur, Illinois, officials say. Macon County Animal Control and Care Center A 3-foot long reptile was ...

Migrating snakes and amphibians force a forest road to close to vehicles twice a year, according to wildlife authorities in Illinois. Forest Road #345 – better known as Snake Road – winds ...

A reptile more than 3 feet long was captured after being spotted in a person’s yard in Decatur, Illinois, officials say. Macon County Animal Control and Care Center A 3-foot long reptile was ...