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The eastern indigo snake was first described by John Edwards Holbrook in 1842. For many years the genus Drymarchon was considered monotypic with one species, Drymarchon corais, with 12 subspecies, until the early 1990s when Drymarchon corais couperi was elevated to full species status according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, in their official names list.
Falcon indigo snake — Drymarchon caudomaculatus Wüster, Yrausquin & Mijares-Urrutia, 2001 [10] Indigo snake — Drymarchon corais (F. Boie, 1827) Eastern indigo snake — Drymarchon couperi (Holbrook, 1842) [11] Gulf Coast indigo snake — Drymarchon kolpobasileus Krysko, Granatosky, Nuñez & D. J. Smith, 2016 [12]
Dorsally, the Texas indigo snake is predominantly black in color, with a high sheen which gives its smooth scales a remarkable iridescent hue. The underside is often a salmon pink color. It is a large snake, regularly attaining a total length (including tail) beyond 6 ft (1.8 m). Specimens 8 ft (2.4 m) long are not unheard of.
Zoo Atlanta has reared more than 100 eastern indigo snakes for the reintroduction program.
The indigo snake (Drymarchon corais), also known as the yellow-tail cribo, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. [3] This large colubrid snake is nonvenomous.
The nonvenomous eastern indigo snake has a diet that includes rattlesnakes and other reptiles. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
The Middle American indigo snake (Drymarchon melanurus), also known commonly as the blacktail cribo, is a species of large, nonvenomous, snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States , Mexico , Central America , and northern South America .
Coluber constrictor foxii, commonly known as the blue racer, is a subspecies of Coluber constrictor, a species of nonvenomous, colubrid snake commonly referred to as the eastern racer. Distribution [ edit ]