A Structured Decision-Making Workshop for Indigo Snake Conservation
Houston Chandler
Views:127 views Workshop participants from left to right: Derek Colbert (USFS), Lauren Wright (USFS), Traci Wood (AL DCNR),…
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Detecting Rare Snakes Using Environmental DNA (eDNA)
Tracy Karplus
Discover a groundbreaking method for detecting federally threatened Eastern Indigo Snakes using environmental DNA (eDNA). Learn how this innovative approach enhances monitoring and conservation of this elusive species, paving the way for more effective habitat management.
Finding Indigo Snake Eggs in the Wild
Ben Stegenga
Views:33 views Ben and Jesus have just kicked off our 2024-2025 indigo snake survey season, and while it’s…
Indigo Snake Sampling and the Annual SEPARC Meeting
Views:338 views A large male indigo snake observed on an eDNA survey in southeast Georgia. – Houston Chandler…
Indigo Snake Surveys with Camera Traps & Soil Samples
We’re in the second half of the indigo snake survey season, and our field crew has been extra busy with the additional eDNA and camera trap surveys. In this month’s episode of Fieldnotes, Ben takes us out on a survey and demonstrates how…
New Published Research: Examining Indigo Snake Growth
Understanding factors that impact indigo snake body size and growth is particularly relevant because of ongoing reintroduction efforts.
Houston Chandler quoted in National Geographic
Houston Chandler, our Director of Science, was quoted in a National Geographic article on predators. He talks a little bit about how Eastern Indigo Snakes prey on venomous snakes…
Technician Spotlight: Kevin Hutcheson, Surveying for Rare Snakes
Truthfully, while my job was to find indigos as part of The Orianne Society’s annual occupancy surveys, I also wanted to find the far more elusive Florida Pine Snake… they’re both striking and cryptic, spending the majority of their lives in rodent burrows underground.