Nebraska Bird Partnership

Whether they’re adorable is up for debate, and the slithering things give some people the creeps. But Dan Fogell said most snakes just want to be your friend.  “(Snakes) need a champion,” said the science teacher at Southeast Community College in Lincoln. “They need people that love them.”

Hundreds of people this weekend attended the two-day Snakes of Nebraska program, which promoted snake awareness and appreciation. Some 24 species of snakes were brought into the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium near Ashland, joining the fish, amphibians and other creatures that are part of its regular exhibits.

Read more about the Nebraska snakes workshop from the Omaha World-Herald.