It is listed as threatened in Texas and cannot be hunted or killed.” (As an aside, below that paragraph are some cool photos of an Indigo eating a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake ( Crotalus atrox).) (Another aside: If you are reading this a while from the time that I published it, the text may have changed. Guess what it said?!?! (If you go to the above link, you’ll have to scroll down a bit to see it) “The Texas indigo snake, Drymarchon melanurus erebennus, is a subspecies of the Eastern indigo snake. Then, I went to another Texas Parks & Wildlife page:
Here’s a link to the listing, check it yourself: First, I searched the Texas Parks and Wildlife website and didn’t find the Texas Indigo Snake listed as either threatened or endangered. I, too, thought it was considered threatened by both the State of Texas and the US Government. They are non-venomous and have been declared as a threatened species by the US state of Texas.” Note the “threatened” status. Many online resources say something similar to what says, “Found in Texas and almost everywhere in Mexico, the Texas Indigo Snake is a large size snake that is a member of the colubrid family. But first:Ī DISCLAIMER (well…maybe, you’ll have to read more to find out what is it)! Photo: The head of a large Texas Indigo Snake ( ( Drymarchon melanurus erebennus).Īfter at least 50 years, I finally once again saw a Texas Indigo Snake ( Drymarchon melanurus erebennus) on our farm.
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