https://bozemandailybee.com/tags/snakes/Recent content in Snakes on The Bozeman Daily BeeHugoen-usSun, 31 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000https://bozemandailybee.com/opinion/the-snakes-are-using-the-trail-correctly/Sun, 31 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000https://bozemandailybee.com/opinion/the-snakes-are-using-the-trail-correctly/<p>Each spring, wildlife experts gently remind us that warmer weather brings more snakes onto Montana trails. Each spring, many hikers respond as though this is an outrageous breach of customer service. I would like to state for the record that the snakes are not the ones misunderstanding the arrangement.</p> <p>The trail does not belong exclusively to the person with trekking poles, a performance fleece and three opinions about bear spray. It also runs through the habitat of creatures that have somehow persisted despite our increasingly decorative understanding of the outdoors. A snake crossing a path is not making a statement. It is merely being present in the exact kind of place where we claim to want nature.</p>