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.

March 18 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Alabama said an eastern indigo snake found in the wild is only the second of the species to be discovered in the state in over 60 years.The Alabama Wildlife ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced the discovery of a rare species of snake that has not been seen in the state for over 60 ...

So in 2006, a team of Alabama conservationists launched a project to reintroduce the Eastern indigo snake to the state. Starting with wild-captured individuals from Georgia, where the snakes are ...

Don’t be afraid: of all of the snake species in Alabama, only six are venomous. Three of those six venomous species are rattlesnakes: the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the timber rattlesnake, and ...

The eastern indigo snake was found in Alabama for the second time in more than 60 years. ... The first wild-born snake was found in the state in 2020. By Julia Musto Fox News.

Longest Native North American Snake Has Reproduced in the Wild in Alabama for First Time Since 1950s Published Jan 24, 2020 at 8:10 AM EST Updated Jan 27, 2020 at 9:04 AM EST By ...

An Eastern indigo snake has been spotted in Alabama for the second time in 60 years. The news comes after a successful conservation programme to reintroduce the native reptiles to the state, as ...

ATLANTA — A southeast ecosystem recently welcomed over 20 of its original members with the reintroduction to the wild of a group of eastern indigo snakes reared at Zoo Atlanta. A total of 25 ...

The snakes are eastern indigo snakes and before the program, had not been seen in the wild in Alabama in around 50 years. The 25 snakes were reared by Zoo Atlanta […] ...

Habitat loss was one of the main reasons for the Eastern indigo snake’s decline in the middle of the 20th century. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.