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The Orianne Society is a 501(c)(3) wildlife conservation organization that was founded in 2008 to save the threatened eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi). Using the eastern indigo snake as our flagship, we work nationally and internationally to conserve rare reptiles.

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Welcome to The Orianne Society
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Orianne Kaplan knew that her daddy Tom Kaplan had a passion for animals. He loved big cats; he had moved mountains to save them through the Panthera Project. The snake she held in her hands was so black it looked blue; its skin was smooth and cool and it was beautiful.

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Saving Rare Reptiles and a Child's Plea
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Follow popular herpetologist Dirk Stevenson on his adventures through the flatwoods and swamps of south Georgia in this new blog series from The Orianne Society, called The Naturalist.

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The Naturalist: by Dirk Stevenson
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The Orianne Society releases its first-year progress report for our timber rattlesnake conservation project in collaboration with Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife (VDFW). We captured and marked rattlesnakes at their hibernacula in the spring and fall and then followed the movement patterns of several individuals using radio telemetry....Read More
Iconic rattlesnake facing an uncertain future