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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for indigo snake