Eastern indigo snake
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The Eastern indigo snake is a large, nonvenomous, glossy blue-black snake native to the southeastern United States, known for its ecological importance as a top predator in longleaf pine and scrub habitats and its status as a federally threatened species.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colubrid
ⓘ
snake ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior | generally non-aggressive toward humans ⓘ |
| bellyColor | bluish-black ⓘ |
| binomialName | Drymarchon couperi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | late fall to winter ⓘ |
| chinAndThroatColor |
cream
ⓘ
orange ⓘ reddish ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| clutchSize | about 4–12 eggs ⓘ |
| color | glossy blue-black ⓘ |
| commonName |
Eastern indigo snake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigo snake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Threatened (United States federal listing) ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | U.S. Endangered Species Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
birds
ⓘ
frogs ⓘ lizards ⓘ small alligators ⓘ small mammals ⓘ snakes ⓘ turtles ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | top predator ⓘ |
| family | Colubridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Drymarchon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
dry upland habitats
ⓘ
longleaf pine ecosystems ⓘ pine flatwoods ⓘ sandhill habitats ⓘ scrub habitats ⓘ |
| headShape | slightly flattened head ⓘ |
| historicalRangeIncludes | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRangeSize | large compared to many other snakes ⓘ |
| isVenomous | false ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 12–15 years ⓘ |
| maximumTotalLength |
about 2.4 meters
ⓘ
about 8 feet ⓘ |
| morphology | large, robust body ⓘ |
| movement | wide-ranging ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern United States ⓘ |
| order | Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
ⓘ
venomous snakes ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
fragmentation of longleaf pine ecosystems
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ persecution by humans ⓘ road mortality ⓘ |
| protectedBy | U.S. Endangered Species Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeTrend | declining in much of historical range ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scaleTexture | smooth scales ⓘ |
| subjectOf | captive breeding and reintroduction programs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usesBurrowsOf | gopher tortoise ⓘ |
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