Eastern indigo snake in the grass

A jet black, scaly snake with a burnt orange colored face curled up in some grass

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

In Florida, the Welaka National Fish Hatchery has expanded operations to include the Eastern indigo snake as well as the Florida grasshopper sparrow.

Species

Drymarchon couperi

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