Learn some facts about eastern indigo snakes - a federally threatened species - from Paul, our animal care coordinator. Bindi is just one of the many ambassador snakes you will be able to see and interact with at the Grand Reopening this Saturday! | Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Amazing Texas Indigo Eating Rattlesnake --------------- #texasindigo #rattlesnake #animalvideo | Snake Kingdom

It’s I 🤎Eastern Indigo Snake Day! The eastern indigo snake is found throughout Florida and nearby states and is listed as threatened due to habitat loss and habitat fragmentation. The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) has numerous partner organizations assisting in its recovery, including ZooTampa, to bolster the population through breeding. Indigo snakes play an essential role in maintaining rodent and venomous snake populations. Zule is so handsome. Don't you agree? 🐍❤️ I 🤎Eastern I

Don't mind us slithering across your feed. The docile, nonvenomous eastern indigo snake is known for its lustrous, blue-black body; and for its large size, as long as 7 feet from nose to tail, which makes it the longest native snake in the United Snakes 🐍 ... we mean, United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the eastern indigo snake as threatened under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct in 1978 due to dramatic population declines caused by habitat loss, overcollection for the pet trade,