Western Indigo Snake
(Drymarchon corais)
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Western Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) |
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Color Photograph courtesty of Jack Goldfarb
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Drymarchon couperi The distribution of the Eastern Indigo Snake is restricted to Florida and southern Georgia. The front half of the body is blue-black, not brown, and there is no hint of a pattern. Western Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) Identification: Snake 60 to 102 inches. A very large North American snake. Front half of body brown-black with the hint of a vague pattern. Head with black lines radiating downward from the eye. Sides of the head, chin, and throat colored with red, orange, or cream-yellow. Scales smooth and anal plate single. Geographical Variation: None in the United States (D. c. erebennus), but other races present in Mexico and southward. Range (see map on left): The U.S. range of this species is restricted to extreme southeastern Texas. The species also occurs in much of eastern Mexico. Habitat: The Western Indigo Snake occurs in grasslands or bushy areas near rivers and streams. Food: A wide variety of prey including insects, small mammals, snakes, frogs, and lizards. Behavior: The Indigo Snake is diurnal spending much of the daylight hours foraging and the nights sleeping in animal burrows. When threatened this snake hisses, shakes its tail, and flattens its neck. Reproduction: The clutch consists of 5 to 12 eggs laid in April and May.
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Western Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais)
Similar Species: Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) |
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