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I always try to get snakes off the road; I think ignorant people run them over on purpose. Heartbroken one day dozens of bull snakes/gopher snakes killed on a very busy two-lane highway, no way to help the situation. Fortunately, a place i know where the salamanders cross just a certain time is lightly travelled. I still used to stop and give them a lift!
@@JimHerbertOutdoors I found your video to be fascinating! What was that large black snake going up the hillside? Thanks for sharing this! I love snakes.
@@JimHerbertOutdoors Fascinating. What a gorgeous snake! I feel very sorry for the birds, though, since they are rapidly declining in numbers already 😞
Wow, you got some great shots. What an awesome one of that huge cottonmouth swallowing it's prey. Love the rough green snakes. They are so cool with the way they move. Glad you got some of the racers. Shows they will not chase after you and attack you like so many people think. Stand their ground yes, but they will not chase you down. Awesome video.
I have always wanted to go there to see these snakes but not brave enough to do so. Thanks for the great video !! What are those really long black ones on the cliffs you were showing? Are those venomous too ?
Oh okay ty, they are good looking ones but I am not going anywhere near them as close as you do …. I think I saw a similar one crossing my trial when I was walking in one of the trails in starved rock park few years ago and it was early in the morning and it went very quick and I didn’t know what kind of snake it was. I was glad I didn’t step on it :)
The very young cottonmouths almost look like copperheads. As they get older, they go from brownish to dark olive green and almost black. Also as they darken in color, it’s harder to see the bands on their bodies.
Great video, calmly stated and informative. I’m from the U.K. and am so envious of the variety of snakes to be seen in the USA, especially all those wonderful cottonmouths on the road. I’m visiting my son in Boston in September and am tempted to visit this road to see the reverse migration. What would be the optimum week to provide the best chance of sightings?
The infamous snake road claims the lives of herpers every year so bad they close the road twice a year to save the lives of at least ten people and people who walk this road at night only one person hasade it alive in the last twenty years everyone knows cotton mouths gather up in heards of fifty or more and attack people at night and they surround you so you can't get away
Honestly it should be called "cottonmouth road". Some days you can easily see over 50 on the actual road itself, not including hidden ones along the sides 👍. Thanks for watching ✌️
Shawnee National Forest, one of Southern Illinois most treasured jewels! Even after being born & mostly raised here, I sometimes forget some of the cool places we have in our own backyards. Great video Jim!
i'm a 2 time SIUC graduate but never made it to shawnee, but i was there long enough to know that although SI is economically desolate, it is rich with natural beauty.
