in southern illinois there's a place called Shawnee National Forest, which is home to a lot of threatened and endangered species of snakes and amphibians! every year, LaRue Road (or Snake Road) gets closed to vehicles — but remains open to foot traffic — for 2 months so all the animals can migrate to a nearby swamp in peace. people come from all over to walk the road and see all the rare animals come out from the cold, and it's really cool! i wanna see if i can go!
the article is really interesting and has a lot of cool photos of animals that you can see during the migration! here's a sampling:"The gradual, two-month migration attracts people from across the country eager to witness the rich diversity of reptile and amphibian species along this single stretch of road. About 66 percent of the amphibians and 59 percent of the reptiles known to occur in Illinois are found here."
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"Snakes and amphibians migrate from the bluffs to the wetlands for the spring and summer,” said Paul Widowski, a wildlife biologist with Shawnee National Forest. “Cottonmouths are the most common snake that can be seen during this migration."
link to the article: http://thesouthern.com/news/local/en...1b87b0cd3.html
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