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12-22-2016

Drymarchon corais couperi

Drymarchon corais couperi NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Drymarchon is a genus of large nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly known as indigo snakes or cribos, found in the Southeastern United States, Central America, and South America. Reaching 3 m or more in length, they are among the world’s largest colubrid snakes. The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi) is a large, black, non-venomous snake found in the southeastern United States. Reaching lengths of almost 9 feet, it is the longest native snake in the United States. Its color is uniformly a lustrous black, although the chin, throat, and sometimes the cheeks may be red to creamy in color. Diet may include fish, frogs, toads, snakes, lizards, turtles, turtle eggs, small alligators, birds.

Detailed information
Full Name: Eastern Indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Reptiles
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 03/03/1978 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Eastern Indigo snake, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Florida , Georgia
  • US Counties in which the Eastern Indigo snake, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Eastern Indigo snake, Wherever found is known to occur: Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge ... Show All Refuges
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Eastern Indigo snake.
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
04/22/1982 Eastern Indigo Snake View Implementation Progress Final
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
04/22/1982 Eastern Indigo Snake View Implementation Progress Final
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Citation Page
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Document Type
09/08/2006 71 FR 53127 53129 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 14 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
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04/29/2008 Eastern Indigo Snake 5-Year Review
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