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单词 indigo snakes
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indigo snake

noun

: a very large blue-black or brownish colubrid snake (genus Drymarchon and especially D. corais) of the southeastern U.S. and Texas to Argentina

called also gopher snake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The eastern indigo snake is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and can be found in central and south Florida’s longleaf forests. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 29 June 2022 The eastern indigo snake is the longest snake native to North America and can grow to lengths of eight feet. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 29 June 2022 Though the landscape might seem hospitable, this environment is also home to gopher tortoises, the rare eastern indigo snake, scrub lizards and insects. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2022 According to Auburn University, the eastern indigo snake is the longest native snake in North America, stretching to a size of 8.5 feet. Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2022 The eastern indigo snake was found in Alabama for the second time in more than 60 years. Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2022 So in 2006, a team of Alabama conservationists launched a project to reintroduce the Eastern indigo snake to the state. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 20 Mar. 2022 The eastern indigo snake is the longest snake native to North America, growing to over 8 feet long. Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 26 May 2021 Biologists say the discovery of a juvenile indigo snake in Alabama is proof that those reintroduction efforts are working and that the species could find a permanent home in Alabama once again. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 31 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1885, in the meaning defined above

indigo snakes

noun

plural of indigo snake
as in water snakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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