pine snake
noun
: a large, nonvenomous, colubrid snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) that occurs chiefly in coastal regions of the eastern U.S. from New Jersey to Florida, is typically white, yellow, or gray with dark squarish blotches, and is a powerful constrictor compare gopher snake
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The Fort Worth Zoo is one of four places across North America that houses the Louisiana pine snake species.
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Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
The Fort Worth Zoo has released a total of 229 Louisiana pine snakes into the wild in recent years, per the facility.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Earlier this month, the zoo released 75 Louisiana pine snakes into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana, according to a social media post from the establishment.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 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 Florida pine snake, also found in southeast Alabama, is often mistaken for the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
The most recent review lists the Louisiana pine snake — which is indigenous to west-central Louisiana and East Texas — as threatened.
—Kayley Fraze, San Antonio Express-News, 15 May 2022
The Northern cat-eyed snake, Brazos water snake, concho water snake, Louisiana pine snake, Big Bend blackhead snake, Texas lyre snake and timber rattlesnake are also on the list.
—Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 2 July 2019
After 32 years of restoration, the conservatory has restored healthy populations of wild turkey, bobwhite quail, Bachman’s sparrow, Florida pine snake and the gopher tortoise, as well as the elusive Florida firefly.
—Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 May 2018
Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
The Fort Worth Zoo has released a total of 229 Louisiana pine snakes into the wild in recent years, per the facility.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Earlier this month, the zoo released 75 Louisiana pine snakes into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana, according to a social media post from the establishment.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 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 Florida pine snake, also found in southeast Alabama, is often mistaken for the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
The most recent review lists the Louisiana pine snake — which is indigenous to west-central Louisiana and East Texas — as threatened.
—Kayley Fraze, San Antonio Express-News, 15 May 2022
The Northern cat-eyed snake, Brazos water snake, concho water snake, Louisiana pine snake, Big Bend blackhead snake, Texas lyre snake and timber rattlesnake are also on the list.
—Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 2 July 2019
After 32 years of restoration, the conservatory has restored healthy populations of wild turkey, bobwhite quail, Bachman’s sparrow, Florida pine snake and the gopher tortoise, as well as the elusive Florida firefly.
—Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 May 2018
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