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The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) is a species of large, non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. Native to the southeastern United States , it is the longest native snake species in the country.
At the time of listing under the Endangered Species Act in 1978, the eastern indigo snake was considered a subspecies of indigo snake, Drymarchon corais couperi (USFWS 1978). Post-listing, Collins (1991, p.43) elevated this lineage to species status based on geographic isolation and morphology.
Eastern indigo snakes range from extreme southwestern South Carolina south through Florida and west to southern Alabama and southeastern Mississippi. They inhabit flatwoods, hammocks, dry glades, stream bottoms, cane fields, riparian thickets, and high ground with well-drained, sandy soils.
The eastern indigo snake is a large, non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. Native to the southeastern United States , it is the longest native snake species in the country. The generic name, Drymarchon , translates to "lord of the forest."
Taxonomic Classification The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) has a number of common names: indigo, blue indigo snake, black snake, gopher snake, blue gopher snake, and blue bull snake. The taxon was described by James Edward Holbrook in 1842 and named in honor of J. H. Couper who brought the first Holbrook
11 maj 2018 · The Eastern Indigo Snake ( Drymarchon couperi ) is a large species in North America that is federally-protected as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Recently, two associated...
The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi, hereafter recognized by its currently accepted name Drymarchon couperi [Collins (1991, p.43, Wüster et al. 2001, p.163, Crother 2012, p.59]) is a large, iridescent-black, non-venomous snake in the Colubridae Family with natural populations occurring in portions of Florida and southeastern ...
