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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Migrating snakes and amphibians force a forest road to close to vehicles twice a year, according to wildlife authorities in Illinois. Forest Road #345 – better known as Snake Road – winds about 2.7 ...

As road closures go, one that takes place twice per year in Southern Illinois might be the oddest. Shawnee National Forest officials have shut down Forest Service Road No. 345 through Oct. 30. Need a ...

WOLF LAKE, Ill. (KFVS) - Snake Road in the Shawnee National Forest is closed for fall migration. Forest Service Road No. 345, known as Snake Road, is closed September 1 through October 30 so that ...

WOLF LAKE, IL (WSIL) -- Shawnee National Forest is temporarily closing Service Road No. 345, also known as Snake Road. Snake Road closed on Friday, March 4, and will not be opened again until May 15.