A large harmless American snake that typically has bluish-black skin which may be patterned.
靛青蛇，森王蛇。亦称CRIBO
Drymarchon corais, family Colubridae. Alternative name: blue gopher snake
Also called cribo
Example sentencesExamples
I've radio-tracked sandhill and whooping cranes, black bears, Florida panthers, alligators, gopher tortoises, fox squirrels and even an indigo snake.
They may be preying on native mangrove fox squirrels and wood storks, and they could be competing with the threatened eastern indigo snake for both prey and space.
We walked on through the fragile valley watching for diamondbacks and indigo snakes, maybe even for a serpent.
From green jays to bobcats to indigo snakes, the Brush Country is a special place.
Fort Stewart harbors large and secure populations of both the eastern indigo snake and gopher tortoise.
In addition, predator species such as the Texas indigo snake need a healthy population of rodents, which in turn thrive wherever insect populations are high.
And they could be competing with the eastern indigo snake for both prey and space.
Another important relationship in the lives of indigo snakes is their association with gopher tortoises.
Habitat fragmentation is as serious a threat to the eastern indigo snake as outright habitat destruction.
The eastern indigo snake, which is on the federal list of threatened species, and the gopher tortoise also live here.
Definition of indigo snake in US English:
indigo snake
noun
A large harmless American snake that typically has bluish-black skin which may be patterned.
靛青蛇，森王蛇。亦称CRIBO
Drymarchon corais, family Colubridae
Also called cribo, "blue gopher snake" (see gopher snake)
Example sentencesExamples
The eastern indigo snake, which is on the federal list of threatened species, and the gopher tortoise also live here.
They may be preying on native mangrove fox squirrels and wood storks, and they could be competing with the threatened eastern indigo snake for both prey and space.
And they could be competing with the eastern indigo snake for both prey and space.
Another important relationship in the lives of indigo snakes is their association with gopher tortoises.
We walked on through the fragile valley watching for diamondbacks and indigo snakes, maybe even for a serpent.
Fort Stewart harbors large and secure populations of both the eastern indigo snake and gopher tortoise.
In addition, predator species such as the Texas indigo snake need a healthy population of rodents, which in turn thrive wherever insect populations are high.
From green jays to bobcats to indigo snakes, the Brush Country is a special place.
I've radio-tracked sandhill and whooping cranes, black bears, Florida panthers, alligators, gopher tortoises, fox squirrels and even an indigo snake.
Habitat fragmentation is as serious a threat to the eastern indigo snake as outright habitat destruction.