Texas Indigo Snake, Drymarchon melanurus erebennus, coming for water to a pond in South Texas. Texas indigo snakes prefer lightly vegetated areas.

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Texas Indigo Snake, Drymarchon melanurus erebennus, coming for water to a pond in South Texas. Texas indigo snakes prefer lightly vegetated areas not far from permanent water sources, but are also found in mesquite savannah, open grassland areas, and coastal sand dunes.

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Size: 3689px × 2140px
Location: Dos Venadas Ranch, West Nolana Avenue, McAllen, TX, USA
Photo credit: © Janice and Nolan Braud / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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