Snake Road

[Shawn]

Today, I hiked around 6 miles on Snake Road, a 2.5-mile gravel road in the Illinois Shawnee National Forest.

They call it that because twice a year, the Forest Services closes it to vehicles so that snakes can migrate across. In the fall, they go into the bluffs to hibernate, and in the spring, they go into the swamps.

As a wildlife lover, it's an amazing thing to see. I also like snakes.

This is the only road in the world that does this.

Would YOU visit and walk the road?

[1stop]

That’s really cool. To be honest , I didn’t even know a place like that existed. I’ve always liked seeing snakes in the wild but not in real life. I love to observe things on TV. This actually reminds me of when I used to spot them in my grandma’s garden. It usually feek me out

[Shawn]

That’s really cool. To be honest , I didn’t even know a place like that existed. I’ve always liked seeing snakes in the wild but not in real life. I love to observe things on TV. This actually reminds me of when I used to spot them in my grandma’s garden. It usually feek me out

It's a whole different experience when you see these snakes on this road because it's easy to see them without having to be surprised by them.

Many people have faced their snake fears by visiting this road.