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 ...

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) biologists and permittees began annual eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon ...

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, ...

Alabama conservationists are celebrating the re-debut of the Eastern indigo snake, which is considered the largest species native to the US. Getty Images/iStockphoto A big, blue snake is making its re ...

Michele Elmore holds an eastern indigo snake before releasing it into the wild. She is the species' recovery coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo by Renee Bodine/USFWS. The ...

The eastern indigo snake was found in Alabama for the second time in more than 60 years. According to a Facebook post from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the reptile was ...

For only the second time in more than 60 years, the elusive Eastern indigo snake has slithered into Alabama. The discovery of a wild-born Eastern indigo snake marks the success of an intensive program ...

This is the eighth in a series looking at 10 of the most unusual and noteworthy endangered species in Alabama. The state is one of the most biodiverse in the nation, and today there are 131 species on ...

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 ...