Eastern Indigo Snake

Drymarchon couperi

The Eastern Indigo Snake is the longest native snake in the U.S., reaching 8.5 feet. Its iridescent blue-black scales are stunning. A federally threatened species that depends on gopher tortoise burrows for shelter.

Habitat

Longleaf pine flatwoods, scrub, and maritime hammocks in the Southeast

Diet

Rattlesnakes, other snakes, lizards, frogs, and small mammals

How common

Rare

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