What the Tech? An App Can Show You If a Snake You Find is Poisonous
Snap a picture of a snake you find with your phone and upload it using the SnakeSnap app. You can find out if the snake is dangerous.
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60th Annual Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo Features The Oak Ridge Boys
The 60th annual Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo is this weekend, featuring legendary country music group The Oak Ridge Boys and plenty of snakes. The rodeo had to be canceled last year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s events will feature snake demonstrations, snake handling, snake cooking, arts and crafts, rides and plenty of entertainment. It will be…
Tips to Help You Stay Safe from Snakes this Summer
The summer heat brings out all kinds of creatures, some of the most dangerous being snakes. Alabama is home to 42 snake species, six of which are venomous. Five of those six are called “pit vipers,” which include three species of rattlesnakes, the cottonmouth snake, and the copperhead snake. The sixth snake is in a group by itself and is far…
Warmer Weather Brings Scaly Visitors
Now that most schools are out and summer break has started, it’s time to remember that with the summer heat comes a danger that may be lurking in your backyard. They could slither up on anyone, and when you least expect it you could be a venomous snake’s next victim. With more people roaming outdoors and enjoying the summer, it’s all…
Rattlers Ready for the Rodeo
The 56th Annual Rattlesnake Rodeo is full of fun, great food, good music and, of course, rattlesnakes. Sometimes, even the people working the event become a part of the tradition. That is true for Don Childre, the rodeo coordinator. He has been wrangling snakes most of his life. “I had fooled with a lot of poisonous snakes as a child,”…
