The snake release is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the species' population and restore Florida's longleaf pine ecosystem Forty-one federally threatened eastern indigo snakes recently ...

A plump snake recovered during a nature survey in Georgia had a surprising secret to share. The Wildlife Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GNR) detailed how the "stout ...

A threatened species of snake was released into an Alabama forest as part of a project to reintroduce the eastern indigo snake, wildlife experts and federal and state officials said Wednesday. The ...

The docile, nonvenomous eastern indigo snake is known for its lustrous, blue-black body; the reddish-orange hue on its chin, throat and cheeks; and its large size, as long as 7 feet from nose to tail, ...

Biologists released 42 Eastern indigo snakes into their increasingly uncommon environment, the longleaf pine ecosystem in the Florida Panhandle. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Wildlife researchers trekked through the tall grass in north Florida, unbothered by the long, slithering “apex predator” species in their hands. The researchers were at the Apalachicola Bluffs and ...

Dozens of snakes were returned to their native Florida habitat in an effort to bring back the area’s natural balance. A total of 41 eastern indigo snakes, the longest snake species in the US, were ...

Years ago, a massive 8-foot-long snake roamed across the southeastern United States. Sadly, human development broke apart and destroyed the snake’s habitats over the years. In addition, humans also ...

The non-venomous snakes are a "lynchpin species in the longleaf pine ecosystem," which Florida experts are working to restore Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

The nonvenomous eastern indigo snake has a diet that includes rattlesnakes and other reptiles Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...