A total of 227 eastern indigo snakes have now been released into Alabama’s longleaf forests. At least twice, scientists have found young ones in Conecuh National Forest, indicating that the reintroduced snakes are successfully reproducing on their own.
This young eastern indigo snake, found in the Conecuh National Forest in south Alabama in January 2020, is the first native indigo snake captured in Alabama since the 1950s. It is believed to be the offspring of snakes reintroduced into the forest over the past several years.Conservation biologists are continuing efforts to reintroduce the longest snake in North America back into Alabama’s longleaf pine forests.
Biologists from the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation released 25 non-venomous eastern indigo snakes into Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest on Saturday. “The eastern indigo snake is known as the emperor of the forest,” James Bogan, director of the OCIC said in a news release. “We love knowing that these latest snakes now have the opportunity to take that title, and we’re proud that we have been able to restore essential balance to this important ecosystem through our work over the years.”
The eastern indigo snake is the longest snake native to North America and can grow to lengths of eight feet.that used to cover much of Alabama, but the loss of habitat and the capture of eastern indigo snakes for the pet trade nearly wiped them out.
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