Eastern Indigo Snake

Drymarchon couperi

Eastern Indigo Snake

Drymarchon couperi
Drymarchon couperi

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Reaching over nine feet in length, this obsidian snake is the largest native species in North America. Though they are large, Indigo snakes are non-venomous and harmless to humans, but amazingly, they can hunt venomous snakes because they have a natural immunity to venoms.

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“Eastern Indigo Snake.” Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/reptiles/snakes/eastern-indigo-snake/.