Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern Illinois' "Snake Road" is closing earlier than usual this year, according to officials with the Sawnee National Forest.

HARRISBURG — Bi-annually the Shawnee National Forest closes Forest Service Road No. 345, also known as Snake Road, to help ensure safe crossing for several species of snakes and amphibians during this ...

It's time again for one of the Midwest's oddest (and, frankly, creepiest) road closures. Shawnee National Forest officials on Sept. 1 will close Forest Service Road No. 345, and keep it shut down ...

Less than a two-hour-drive south of Belleville, you can spot more than 20 species of snakes on a hike shorter than 3 miles. “I don’t think you can do that anywhere else in North America,” Mark ...

UNION COUNTY, Ill. -- Why did the snake cross the road? If it's in the LaRue Swamp, it's probably looking to migrate. The Shawnee National Forest service announced Wednesday, it is closing Forest ...

HARRISBURG — The Shawnee National Forest is closing Forest Service Road No. 345, also known as Snake Road, to help ensure safe crossing for several species of snakes and amphibians Sept. 1 to Oct. 30.

SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - Snake Road in southern Illinois is closed for the fall migration. Known as Snake Road, Forest Road 345, is closed twice annually for the migration of thousands of reptiles and ...

UNION COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - It’s that time of year for the bi-annual closing of a southern Illinois road, which becomes very busy for several species of snakes and amphibians. Forest Service Road No.

UNION COUNTY, Illinois — Around 35 species of snakes have shut down nearly three miles of a southern Illinois road to vehicles as their bi-annual migration peaks. Thousands of snakes, as well as other ...

UNION COUNTY, Illinois — Around 35 species of snakes have shut down nearly three miles of a southern Illinois road to vehicles as their bi-annual migration peaks. Thousands of snakes, as well as other ...