pine snake
noun
: a large, nonvenomous, colubrid snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) that occurs chiefly in coastal regions of the eastern U.S. from New Jersey to Florida, is typically white, yellow, or gray with dark squarish blotches, and is a powerful constrictor compare gopher snake
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According to the Audubon Zoo, the facility's reptile building is closed to visitors for renovation, but its herpetology department is currently caring for a breeding colony of 21 adult pine snakes, which produce offspring each year that are released into the wild.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Earlier this month, the zoo released 75 Louisiana pine snakes into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana, according to a social media post from the establishment.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
The Florida pine snake, also found in southeast Alabama, is often mistaken for the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
—Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 15 Aug. 2022
The most recent review lists the Louisiana pine snake — which is indigenous to west-central Louisiana and East Texas — as threatened.
—Kayley Fraze, San Antonio Express-News, 15 May 2022
The Northern cat-eyed snake, Brazos water snake, concho water snake, Louisiana pine snake, Big Bend blackhead snake, Texas lyre snake and timber rattlesnake are also on the list.
—Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 2 July 2019
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Earlier this month, the zoo released 75 Louisiana pine snakes into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana, according to a social media post from the establishment.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
The Florida pine snake, also found in southeast Alabama, is often mistaken for the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
—Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 15 Aug. 2022
The most recent review lists the Louisiana pine snake — which is indigenous to west-central Louisiana and East Texas — as threatened.
—Kayley Fraze, San Antonio Express-News, 15 May 2022
The Northern cat-eyed snake, Brazos water snake, concho water snake, Louisiana pine snake, Big Bend blackhead snake, Texas lyre snake and timber rattlesnake are also on the list.
—Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 2 July 2019
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“Pine snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine%20snake. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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