WHY STUDY SNAKES

Herpetological studies are essential to the Department of Defense (DoD) legal mandates, military missions, and natural resource stewardship responsibilities

LEGAL MANDATES

The legal basis for natural resources management on DoD land is the Sikes Act of 1960, as amended (16 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 670(a)-(f), et seq.). This act authorizes the Secretary of Defense to conduct a program coordinating natural resource management through cooperation with federal and state agencies.