Eastern Indigo Snake Reserve

Conecuh National Forest, in southwestern Alabama, is home to a reserve created to aid the reintroduction of the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) as well as the conservation of other important species, such as the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus).

A sign identifying the eastern indigo snake as a protected species stands in a wooded habitat with pine trees and fallen logs.
Photo courtesy of David A. Steen, Auburn University
A sign identifying the eastern indigo snake as a protected species stands in a wooded habitat with pine trees and fallen logs.