Ep 7: Destination Highlight - LaRue Pine Hills "Snake" Road, Illinois
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English - January 27, 2022 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Science Nature wildlife animal tourism travel ethical travel wildlife travel zoo nature eco tourism adventure animals Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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