Meet the Indigo Snake!

Meet the newest face of conservation: the indigo snake! They’re the largest snake species native to North America, and they prey on other snakes—even venomous ones—but are still docile-enough to be handled by young children.

Indigo snake populations have been on the decline due to habitat loss, so to help rebuild their numbers, a one-of-a kind breeding program is raising these gentle giants and returning them to forests across the southeastern US.