TEXAS INDIGO SNAKE
Drymarchon melanurus erebennus

Juvenile Drymarchon melanurus erebennus from Uvalde Co.,Tx.                                                                      Photo by Michael Price

Drymarchon melanurus erebennus  from Zavala, County,  Texas                                                                      Photo by Jason Penney

Drymarchon melanurus erebennus from Kenedy County,  Texas                                                                      Photo by Todd Hughes

Distribution:  In our region, this species occurs throughout south Texas, southward from Del Rio, San Antonio, and Victoria. Legal Status:  The Indigo Snake is listed as a Threatened Species by the State of Texas.

Drymarchon melanurus erebennus from Cameron County, Texas                                                                      Photo by John Williams

Young male  Drymarchon melanurus erebennus  from  Cameron County, Texas                                      Photo by August 'Gus' Rentfro

Range  of  Drymarchon  melanurus  erebennus  in   south  Texas                                                                 Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR

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