I'm sharing this from ASP (Advocates for Snake Preservation). PLEASE everyone take a moment to send a comment to make our voices heard, for the sake of this nation's wildlife, not just snakes.
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Just last week I was chatting with one of you about how hard roads are on snakes. Their tendency to freeze when frightened and that long, slender body shape make them hard to miss — even if you want to avoid hitting them. Road mortality is one of the greatest threats to snakes in the US; by some estimates, killing millions every year. And they disrupt movement, migration, and act as barriers to gene flow.
Roads are devastating for snakes. And I don’t know how to fix that problem. But I do know this: we don’t need more roads. Especially in wild places that have been sanctuaries from roads for more than two decades. Unfortunately that is exactly what’s on the table right now. We can’t let this happen.
The Forest Service just released its plans to strip 45 million acres of wild forests of their protections. They’re proposing to repeal the Roadless Rule, which sets aside wild areas in our national forests from road-building and industrial logging for wildlife, watershed conservation, and outdoor recreation.
The Roadless Rule was enacted in 2001. In the decades since these forests have enjoyed roadless protections, their trees have matured, safe from the clutches of chainsaws or the crush of bulldozers. Snakes and other wild animals can move freely; no risk of automobile collisions here.






The federal comment period ends Friday September 19, so we have little time to generate as much public support for our forests as possible.
Take care and thank you, for all you do for snakes, every day!
Melissa Amarello (she/her)
Executive Director, ASP
PS. Take Action to Save Our Roadless Forests Today. And please spread the word by forwarding this email to 5 of your friends.
Advocates for Snake Preservation is changing how people view and treat snakes.
We're located on the occupied lands of the Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apache, and would like to pay respects to the Apache and all native elders, past and present.

Our mailing address is: PO Box 2752, Silver City, New Mexico 88062