and burrows created by other wildlife (besides gopher tortoises). Fascinatingly, isolated or “virgin” female eastern indigos have demonstrated the ability to lay fertile eggs. The U.S. Fish and ...

“That’s bad news for the tortoise and for hundreds of other southeastern species who rely on them to thrive, from the threatened indigo snake to the wild and weird gopher tortoise shell ... Those in ...

41 eastern indigo snakes were released Tuesday into gopher tortoise burrows. The release, a longtime goal of federal and state officials, is part of an effort to restore some balance to Florida ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) On April 30, The Nature Conservancy released 41 eastern indigo snakes in Apalachicola ... 70 Critically Endangered Tortoises Are Thriving ...

Tucked away in the back of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and ...

The non-venomous snakes are a "lynchpin species in the longleaf pine ecosystem," which Florida experts are working to restore On April 30, The Nature Conservancy released 41 eastern indigo snakes ...