Ep 7: Destination Highlight - LaRue Pine Hills "Snake" Road, Illinois

Humane Nature

Today let's talk about the history and significance of one of my favorite destinations to see wild snakes - LaRue Pine Road or "Snake Road", Illinois!
All destination highlight episodes are places I have personally visited and recommend due to their ethical standards.
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Sources
Jochimsen et al. A Literature Review of the Effects of Roads on Amphibians and Reptiles and the Measures Used to Minimize Those Effects. Herpetology Laboratory Department of Biological Sciences: Idaho State University. 11 November 2004. https://idfg.idaho.gov/old-web/docs/wildlife/collisionAmphibRep.pdf

Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District. Snake Migration LaRue-Pine Hills. US Forest Services. 2006. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5106391.pdf

Palis, John G. Solving the Mystery of Wood Frogs at Snake Road. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 55(6):117-120. 2020. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Palis/publication/342850895_Solving_the_mystery_of_wood_frogs_at_Snake_Road/links/5f08b576299bf18816107d5a/Solving-the-mystery-of-wood-frogs-at-Snake-Road.pdf

Palis, John G.; Boehler, Mary B.; & Vossler, John J. An Update and an Addition to the Anuran Fauna of LaRue-Pine Hills, Union County, Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 54(10):201-203. 2019. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Palis/publication/337183420_An_update_and_an_addition_to_the_anuran_fauna_of_LaRue-Pine_Hills_Union_County_Illinois/links/5dca1472299bf1a47b300678/An-update-and-an-addition-to-the-anuran-fauna-of-LaRue-Pine-Hills-Union-County-Illinois.pdf

Schons, Mary. Snake Migration. National Geographic Society. 25 June 2019. Web. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/snake-migration/

USDA Forest Service. LaRue-Pine Hills-Otter Pond Research Natural Area. United States Department of Agriculture. Web. https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/shawnee/recarea/?recid=35185

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