indigo snake
noun
: a very large blue-black or brownish colubrid snake (genus Drymarchon and especially D. corais) of the southeastern U.S. and Texas to Argentina
called also gopher snake
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An eastern indigo snake squirms in the hands of one keeper and a possum named Ken eats apples and lima beans while perched on the shoulder of another.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
This marks the eighth consecutive year the organizations have released eastern indigo snakes into the area.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
The black pine snake is listed under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species, as is the indigo snake.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
The burrows increase plant biodiversity and also provide a home for more than 360 other species, many of which can’t dig for themselves and some, like the indigo snake and gopher frog, are also endangered.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2018
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
This marks the eighth consecutive year the organizations have released eastern indigo snakes into the area.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
The black pine snake is listed under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species, as is the indigo snake.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
The burrows increase plant biodiversity and also provide a home for more than 360 other species, many of which can’t dig for themselves and some, like the indigo snake and gopher frog, are also endangered.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2018
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“Indigo snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indigo%20snake. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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