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The eastern indigo snake is the largest nonvenomous snake in North America and is typically found in southern states including South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and Georgia.
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Riley Davis, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2022
The black pine snake, living mostly in longleaf pine forests, can sometimes be mistaken for the eastern indigo snake, another longleaf resident that is just starting to rebound in Alabama after reintroductions in the Conecuh National Forest.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
The eastern indigo snake is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and can be found in central and south Florida’s longleaf forests.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 29 June 2022
The eastern indigo snake is the longest snake native to North America and can grow to lengths of eight feet.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 29 June 2022
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Riley Davis, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2022
The black pine snake, living mostly in longleaf pine forests, can sometimes be mistaken for the eastern indigo snake, another longleaf resident that is just starting to rebound in Alabama after reintroductions in the Conecuh National Forest.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
The eastern indigo snake is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and can be found in central and south Florida’s longleaf forests.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 29 June 2022
The eastern indigo snake is the longest snake native to North America and can grow to lengths of eight feet.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 29 June 2022
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On a water snake, there’s no mask, just little vertical stripes below the eye.Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024
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For one thing, rattlesnakes have different fat profiles than Chinese water snakes.Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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However, eastern garter snakes and eastern rat snakes are both native to Virginia.Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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Apart from garter snakes, which are known to cluster together in their hundreds in what’s called a hibernaculum during the winter months, most snakes are solo actors.New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2024
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All sorts of animals that would horrify the average homeowner — like a four-foot-long venomous coral snake — were now his neighbors, which led to deeper reflections.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 2024
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This family of about 400 species includes coral snakes, cobras, and mambas and is considered medically important since their bites can destroy tissue, cause the heart to collapse, induce blindness, and more.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2024
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Explore her life at the center and learn how rat snakes survive in the wild.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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However, certain species — such as rat snakes and rough green snakes — are better at climbing than others.Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
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However, certain species — such as rat snakes and rough green snakes — are better at climbing than others.Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
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During their surveys, researchers encountered several of these green snakes lurking in a cave, the study said.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
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The backyard was home to a population of wildlife, such as bull snakes, racoons and skunks.Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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Various rat snakes are also known for eating a bunch of bird eggs, as are bull snakes, kingsnakes, and eastern racers.Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
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In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because the species has no natural predators in the state.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Cadden added that after speaking to a Game and Fish expert on reptiles, the slithery creature appeared to be a gopher snake, one of the most common nonvenomous snakes in Arizona.Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
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Filmed over nearly four years, the series explores locations from the Himalayas to the Western Pacific, featuring wildlife stories including elephants that have learned to stop buses to steal food in Sri Lanka and sea snakes hunting in partnership with fish.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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There was yet more to see—wild horses and noodle-nosed saiga antelope, coves of turquoise water filled with shipwrecks and sea snakes, and camel caravans on the Turkman border.J.R. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2024
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“Indigo snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigo%20snake. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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