Eastern indigo snake release April 23,2022

Woman readying to place an eastern indigo snake into a burrow. She smiles as the black snake rests its head on her elbow and flicks its tongue.
Photo By/Credit

Tim Donovan/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Date Shot/Created
05/01/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Woman readying to place an eastern indigo snake into a burrow shows a black, eastern indigo snake resting its head on her elbow. The snake flicks its tongue out, seeking to get a better sense of its surroundings by "tasting" the air.
Facility
Welaka National Fish Hatchery
Ecosystem
Forest
Species
Drymarchon couperi
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species