Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi)

Created: December 9th, 2006 - 05:43 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Karl Betz
Record 637

Country: United States		State: Georgia	County: Camden County	Time: 2001-10-24 15:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: creek/ditch bordering well manicured lawn
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Answered a "house call" for snake removal of a large black snake.
Homeowner had a shovel and was ready to kill the offending serpent. It surprisingly turned out to be a 72 and 1/2 inch long (hand measured with cloth tape) Eastern Indigo Snake. The snake hissed loudly when approached, flattened its neck vertically, and lunged with mouth open at my face. The snake was noted to have small (threadlike) white worms on it (movement much like inchworms) when captured. It was moved to a wooded area less than two miles from capture site. The yard that it was found in was bordered by a ditch/creek with lily pads, cattails and overgrown edges. The homeowner reported an abundance of frogs and toads in the general area.

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Comments

Posted by Kyle Loucks on Jan 16, 2008 at 03:50 PM

That's my kind of nuisance snake!