Hill Country Snake Removal

05/06/2026

I love it when my kids get to help others

05/03/2026

04/30/2026

Grabbed a pile of leaves at this birthday party to show how quickly a copperhead can disappear.

Keep shoes on your feet 🤙🏻

04/30/2026

The mother of these two girls posted this photo in another discussion, but it deserves to be shown on its own. Here's what she says about this scene:

"I like sharing this picture. I took my kids to Snake Road [in southern Illinois] for spring break. Here they are having a picnic while a cottonmouth just passes by minding its own business. My girls loved it! They like telling the story of this vacation where they learned a lot and learned that snakes, even the 'bad' ones, aren't as scary as people think they are."

What a great moment, and it encompasses everything we are trying to teach. There was no chasing, no hysterics, no bites, no calling 911, no snake getting killed out of fear and ignorance. It's just a cottonmouth minding its own business while a group of people observe it.

We all can learn from this.

Mike Van Valen
Wild Snakes: Education & Discussion
April 28, 2017

04/29/2026

04/28/2026

Just one way a non-venomous snake could fool you into believing it was venomous. Bull snakes have a very loud hiss that is often mistaken for a rattlesnake rattle.
Bull snakes are great to have around they are amazing hunters getting rid of the same prey items venomous snakes are attracted to and pose very little to no threat to you or your pets.

04/26/2026

Some things you just can’t caption..

04/25/2026

This is what normal cottonmouth behavior looks like….😱🫣🫩🥱

04/23/2026

He said he wanted to see it 🤷‍♂️

04/22/2026

Breaking your leg hurts….but it won’t keep me down for long.
Note to self, when someone has you in the air and wants to take you down, just let it happen 😉

04/21/2026

04/19/2026

Let me know if you’re interested in an epic and educational birthday party!