LEARN ABOUT COPPERHEADS – You don’t have to drive to St. Louis to the Powder Valley Nature Center to see the poisonous copperhead. They are in the Southwest Missouri where and when you least expect them. The Nature Center will host a special presentation on an ongoing study of copperheads and other snakes. Attend this free program Aug. 23, but be sure to register at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/ZgC)

If you want to see a copperhead skin in El Dorado Springs, talk to Lana Wilson at the Missouri Department of Conservation office, 1109 South Main.