indigo snake
noun
: a very large blue-black or brownish colubrid snake (genus Drymarchon and especially D. corais) of the southeastern U.S. and Texas to Argentina
called also gopher snake
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The conservation program has now released 209 Eastern indigo snakes in Florida as part of efforts to revitalize the population of the rare species, The Nature Conservancy announced.
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Olivia Lloyd, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
On April 25, The Nature Conservancy and its partners released 42 young eastern indigo snakes, 22 females and 20 males, at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve (ABRP) in Florida.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 8 May 2025
An indigo snake crawls across a red tapestry.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
An eastern indigo snake squirms in the hands of one keeper and a possum named Ken eats apples and lima beans while perched on the shoulder of another.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
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Olivia Lloyd, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
On April 25, The Nature Conservancy and its partners released 42 young eastern indigo snakes, 22 females and 20 males, at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve (ABRP) in Florida.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 8 May 2025
An indigo snake crawls across a red tapestry.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
An eastern indigo snake squirms in the hands of one keeper and a possum named Ken eats apples and lima beans while perched on the shoulder of another.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
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“Indigo snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indigo%20snake. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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