The next video is from Panama City News Herald (with audio) and shows The Nature Conservancy in partnership with FWC and others releasing 20 Eastern Indigo Snakes into the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve to help reintroduce the apex predator to the area. Note the young snakes seeking out the Gopher Tortoise holes as a safe refuge. The following 2019 YouTube video (no audio) by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows the release of captive-propagated Eastern Indigo Snakes at The Nature Conservancy’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve in Bristol, FL. Efforts are ongoing to assist in the recovery of the Gopher Tortoises and their habitats, which, in turn, helps in the recovery of the Eastern Indigo Snake. When the tortoise population suffers, the Indigo Snake population also is affected. So, combined with the effort to restore the Indigo Snake, the Gopher Tortoises also have to be protected. Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. ![]() Historically, indigo snake populations have also been negatively impacted by. These snakes often use the same burrows every winter. In addition to facing habitat loss and fragmentation, indigo snakes have. Learn more about the indigo snake reintroduction efforts. ![]() ![]() TNC and partners have rolled out a ten-year reintroduction plan on the preserve to achieve a sustainable population of indigos. Reaching lengths of 3 m (9.8 ft), indigo snakes are among the largest snakes in North America and can be found in the southern and southwestern. Drymarchon is a genus of large non-venomous snakes commonly known as indigo snakes or cribos. Indigos hibernate during cold weather, nesting in Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows where they are protected from the cold. The indigo’s main prey other snakes: both venomous and non-venomous, preying upon snakes that may reduce the preserve’s songbird population. Indigo snakes belong to the genus, Drymarchon, which means Lord of the Forest.
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