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03/09/2016

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Let's Stop Snake Slaughter at Rattlesnake Roundups!

And follow Advocates For Snake Preservation for more ways to promote snake conservation.

Each year, tens of thousands of rattlesnakes are taken from the wild to be displayed and slaughtered for entertainment and profit at rattlesnake roundups. Professional hunters, not bound by ‘bag’ or ‘take’ limits, remove snakes from their native habitats and are awarded with cash prizes for bringing…

12/05/2014

Social Snakes is now Advocates For Snake Preservation - keep up with the latest on that page:

We are a charity founded in 2014 that is changing how people view and treat snakes

09/04/2014

Don't forget to "Like" your favorite sticker design for Advocates For Snake Preservation! And yes, you can vote for more than one because we're making more than one.

Possible designs for the first round of ASP stickers.

09/02/2014

Help Advocates For Snake Preservation pick sticker designs!

08/20/2014

08/20/2014

We recently ran into an old friend, Eileen, a female AZ black who will soon be a mommy.

We first met Eileen in April 2011, and have seen her nearly every year since. How did we know this was Eileen? Check out this blog post for more information and see if you can find Eileen's unique markings and tell us in the comments: http://blog.socialsnakes.org/zona/

08/15/2014

From our friends Snake Buddies, inspired by our recent blog post: http://blog.socialsnakes.org/taken/

08/14/2014

A situation that so often leads to tragedy was turned into a teaching moment - awesome!

Children attending a kindergarten in Roggendorfgasse, Austria, were quite bothered to find Grass Snakes, Natrix natrix, in the garden. However, the snakes are harmless and the teachers have cleverly turned the children’s natural fear into curiosity. Read the full story here: www.thelocal.at/20140811/snakes-inspire-kindergarten-children

08/13/2014

08/11/2014

It’s easy to get taken with snakes, especially beauties like rock rattlesnakes. But just because you are taken with them, doesn’t mean they should be taken by you. Please read the tragic story of a beautiful rock rattlesnake that was stolen from her home:
http://blog.socialsnakes.org/taken

It’s easy to get taken with snakes, especially beauties like rock rattlesnakes. But just because you are taken with them, doesn’t mean they should be taken by you. Please read the tragic story of a beautiful rock rattlesnake that was stolen from her home: http://blog.socialsnakes.org/taken

08/09/2014

How do you untangle an angry ? Read this great article by Huffington Post about the story of a poor rattlesnake who was caught in garden netting. Check it out: http://huff.to/XJObRE

Speedy recovery little one!

08/08/2014

Hey! It's Friday! Do you have an amazing photo of one of our favorite snakes? If so, let's see it! www.snakepreservation.org

Hey! It's Friday! Do you have an amazing photo of one of our favorite snakes? If so, let's see it!