Indigo snakes present an interesting case study of shelter site use in a terrestrial snake because of the latitudinal differences apparent in indigo snake ecology.
There are a host of threats that have contributed to indigo snake population declines, range contractions, and ultimate listing as Threatened on the Endangered Species Act.
A fundamental goal in wildlife management and conservation programs is to understand the current distribution of a species and the habitats that it relies on.
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…