I have not been there for four or five years but from I can gather from friends that have herped there recently the bulls are doing fine. My experience has been much like Barts. If I recall correctly we found something like 14 bullsnakes there on our last visit along with eastern hogs, eastern milks, plains garters and blue racers. There is the perfect amount of disturbance there that allows snake populations to thrive. It is true that the locals loathe snake and kill them at every opportunity, but this is pretty much the same everywhere.

A couple of other things to consider. When flipping AC timing is everything. If you are looking for snakes there in the heat of summer you will find few if any. I would suggest you time your visits for the spring, particularly in early to mid May. Something else from your post that got my attention. If you found a fox snake you are most likely in the wrong habitat. Fox snakes are common outside the sand prairies in what is known as the muck prairie. Bulls will generally be found only in the sand prairie itself.

Good luck in your search!

Phil

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