They truly have a passion for their work, and I am so thankful for them. It is great for the species, but I am also really happy for Traci and the staff who have worked for years to make this happen. "This is a monumental benchmark in conservation for Alabama and the southeast region for this species."Īlabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Commissioner Chris Blankenship also said: "I am thrilled that we have documented wild reproduction of the eastern indigo. They are found in a few counties in the southwest of Missouri. In any case, Blue Racer Snakes have been clocked going nearly 4.5 mph, or 7.2 km/hr. The leading contender for fastest snake in the US aside from the Blue Racer is the Coachwhip. There is some debate over this fact, as some individual snakes are faster than others. The pattern can be dark bands, blotches, or entirely patternless. In fact, the Blue Racer Snake is quite possibly the fastest snake in the Americas. They can be brown, orange, red, or light brown. They have a wide range of colors and patterns with shiny scales. "I’m not embarrassed to say that I was shaking when I held that animal," Traci Wood, the Habitat and Species Conservation coordinator with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, said at the time. The variable groundsnake is a small snake that is only 8-12 inches long. In January, the first wild eastern indigo snake was documented in Alabama in more than 60 years. However, these days they also survive in peninsular Florida and southeast Georgia. The eastern indigo snakes are mostly seen throughout Florida, the coastal plain of southern Georgia, extreme south Alabama, and extreme southeast Mississippi. These snakes are mostly blue-black on the entire body or may have red, reddish-orange, or cream coloration on the chin, throat or cheeks. Females are smaller reaching up to 6.5 feet and weighing around 6 pounds.
The males can reach up to 8.5 feet long and 11 pounds. Snake Lover."īlue indigos, also known as eastern indigo snakes, are not venomous and are known to eat rattlesnakes, according to the U.S. #friendlysnake #dontkillthem #sgtsnakelover." Photos of the deputy getting the snake out of the bedroom were also posted online. It appeared to be nearly 5-foot-long, local reports said.Ī post on the Uvalde County Sheriff Office's Facebook page states, "Relocating a rattlesnake-eating blue indigo from someone's bedroom in Uvalde Estates. The reptile was found inside a home in the Uvalde Estates area of Uvalde County. It was identified as a blue indigo, the longest snake species found in North America. A large snake was found in a person's bedroom in Texas on Saturday.
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