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"I’ve had the pleasure of working with snakes for over 10 years and have never met a more impressive one than the eastern indigo snake. They are calm but active, gentle but still tough. Scientists have experimented with different techniques to locate eastern indigo snakes in the wild, but because of their secretive nature, it takes a lot of work! Trail cameras have shown us that we can keep an eye on the snakes that we’ve reintroduced while avoiding disturbance. This will help to determine the success of our reintroduction efforts and better inform future decision making." - Michelle Hoffman, Field Biologist, Central Florida Zoo's Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation
Indigo Snake WatchAbout Indigo Snake Watch
The Central Florida Zoo’s Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and many other partners are working together to restore eastern indigo snake populations in northwest Florida through captive breeding and reintroduction, and we need your help.
Reintroduced snakes are monitored using camera traps, and we need volunteers to help review the photos in search of eastern indigo snakes, their gopher tortoise allies and other species which share their habitat.
By identifying the organisms in these photos, you are playing a vital role in the effort to restore the “Emperor of the Forest” to its former glory.
Cover photo and project avatar courtesy of Tim Donovan, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.