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indigo snake
noun
: a very large blue-black or brownish colubrid snake (genus Drymarchon and especially D. corais) of the southeastern U.S. and Texas to Argentina
called also gopher snake
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An eastern indigo snake squirms in the hands of one keeper and a possum named Ken eats apples and lima beans while perched on the shoulder of another.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
This marks the eighth consecutive year the organizations have released eastern indigo snakes into the area.
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Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
The black pine snake is listed under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species, as is the indigo snake.
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Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
The burrows increase plant biodiversity and also provide a home for more than 360 other species, many of which can’t dig for themselves and some, like the indigo snake and gopher frog, are also endangered.
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Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2018
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First Known Use
circa 1885, in the meaning defined above
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“Indigo snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indigo%20snake. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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indigo snake
noun
: a very large harmless blue-black or brownish snake of the southern U.S. and Texas
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