![Ben Jellen, an associate professor of biology at St. Louis College of Pharmacy, uses a radio receiver to track a copperhead snake at Powder Valley Nature Center. Jellen is leading the study, which aims to better understand copperhead biology.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/54642/0906_sf_snake_01__medium.jpg)
This Scientist Spends His Time Hunting For Creatures Other People Flee — Snakes
Only a few of the more than 40 snake species in Missouri are venomous, including the one Ben Jellen is looking for: the copperhead.
Only a few of the more than 40 snake species in Missouri are venomous, including the one Ben Jellen is looking for: the copperhead.