{"id":1549,"date":"2023-08-18T22:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T22:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snakesnap.eastcoastdigital.marketing\/?page_id=1549"},"modified":"2024-11-23T17:30:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T17:30:52","slug":"texas-indigo-snake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/texas-indigo-snake\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Indigo Snake"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1549\" class=\"elementor elementor-1549\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8304ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8304ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1784d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f1784d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Drymarchon-melanurus-erebennus-11-rewll3c2qi0fcp20jbqk1rqnutxrtlxevdgnln4hqc.jpg\" title=\"Drymarchon melanurus erebennus (11)\" alt=\"Drymarchon melanurus erebennus (11)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a888ae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a888ae6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-154b1b8\" data-id=\"154b1b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bffb400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bffb400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Drymarchon melanurus erebennus<\/i><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0d6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb0d6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Alternate Name(s):<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Indigo Snake&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4226,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;}\">Indigo Snake<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Venom Status:<\/h3><p>Non Venomous<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Characteristics:<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;THIS IS A PROTECTED SPECIES THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE. Long (to 7+ feet), heavy bodied, and variably dispositioned describe this Texan. Shiny brownish scales anteriorly shading to black posteriorly. Black lines from eye to lower labial (lip) scales. Darker barring is usually visible anteriorly. Smooth scales in 17 rows. Unlike most of the large, heavy bodied snakes in the USA, the indigo snakes are not constrictors. Rather, they grasp and hold prey with their strong jaws and at least partially immobilize it by holding it beneath a coil. Oviparous. Hatchlings (which may be 2 feet long!) may be all dark or strongly patterned with irregular blue flecking. Prey consists of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles (including venomous snakes).&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14466,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:1909033},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">THIS IS A PROTECTED SPECIES THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE. Long (to 7+ feet), heavy bodied, and variably dispositioned describe this Texan. Shiny brownish scales anteriorly shading to black posteriorly. Black lines from eye to lower labial (lip) scales. Darker barring is usually visible anteriorly. Smooth scales in 17 rows. Unlike most of the large, heavy bodied snakes in the USA, the indigo snakes are not constrictors. Rather, they grasp and hold prey with their strong jaws and at least partially immobilize it by holding it beneath a coil. Oviparous. Hatchlings (which may be 2 feet long!) may be all dark or strongly patterned with irregular blue flecking. Prey consists of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles (including venomous snakes).<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Unique Features:<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;This is an immense, heavy bodied, snake. Shiny brownish scales anteriorly shading to black posteriorly. Black lines from eye to lower labial (lip) scales. Darker barring is usually visible anteriorly&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14466,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:1909033},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">This is an immense, heavy bodied, snake. Shiny brownish scales anteriorly shading to black posteriorly. Black lines from eye to lower labial (lip) scales. Darker barring is usually visible anteriorly<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Habitat and Diet:<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Grasslands and brushlands, usually near water. Prey consists of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles (including venomous snakes)&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14466,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:1909033},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Grasslands and brushlands, usually near water. Prey consists of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles (including venomous snakes)<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Geographic Range:<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;TX, &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4226,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;}\">TX, <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68cdd25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68cdd25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69c535f\" data-id=\"69c535f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Serious snake envenomation is treated with antivenin.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhattodoifYouAreBittenbyaVenomousSnake-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhattodoifYouAreBittenbyaVenomousSnake-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhattodoifYouAreBittenbyaVenomousSnake-600x360.png 600w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhattodoifYouAreBittenbyaVenomousSnake.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-to-do-if-you-are-bitten-by-a-venomous-snake\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat to Do If You Are Bitten By a Venomous Snake\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2387 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-non-venomous\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/how-do-rat-snakes-climb\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb-300x180.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2388\" alt=\"Snakes don&#039;t have hands, feet, claws, or sticky toe pads, but they can climb trees without them. They can also swim, burrow, crawl, and even glide. Whatever they do, their physical composition remains unchanged. Burrowing snakes lack claws, flying snakes lack wings, and water snakes lack fins.\u00a0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb-600x360.png 600w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/how-do-rat-snakes-climb\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow Do Rat Snakes Climb?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2384 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-non-venomous\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-are-the-differences-between-snakes-and-legless-lizards\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards-300x180.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2386\" alt=\"In addition to the primary distinction that exists between them in terms of species, legless lizards and snakes are distinguished from one another in a variety of anatomical and environmental aspects.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-are-the-differences-between-snakes-and-legless-lizards\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat Are the Differences Between Snakes and Legless Lizards?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2381 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-venomous\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-are-snakes-good-for\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor-300x180.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2382\" alt=\"No other kind of animal can rival the curiosity and sensations that snakes represent.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-are-snakes-good-for\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat Are Snakes Good For?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo 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Long (to 7+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1549","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-non-venomous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1549"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6214,"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1549\/revisions\/6214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}