AboutJan Duke Expertise Whether you are visiting Nashville for a day or a lifetime,I can humbly show and guide you through every aspect of what this great city has to offer.
Experience I've written over 1000 articles about Nashville and/or Tennessee, have one published book on the topic, and have had numerous articles and photographs published locally and throughout the world.
Currently I operate and or run several websites and blogs including Nashville.About.com (for the NYT) as well several other local websites.
I'm a longtime resident of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, having Tennessee Lineages that date back to the 18th century.
Question My family and I are considering moving to Nashville or Murfreesboro. What are the chances of seeing snakes in my backyard?
Answer The chances of seeing a snake in your yard are very remote as long as you keep your yard clean from debris & mowed. They normally don't travel across open land or any type of gravel/blacktop.
I've lived here for over two decades, most of which in a rural area, and have only seen one snake - it was in some tall grass along the woods and while I didn't get really close to it, I believe it was a corn/king snake.
