BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — How much do you know about snakes in Louisiana? There are dozens of native species. Some people are terrified of them, a fear called ophidiophobia. But did you know ...

Louisiana pinesnakes are one of roughly 30 protected endangered and threatened species that require longleaf pine forests, including red-cockaded woodpeckers and eastern indigo snakes. Pinesnakes need ...

A big snake may reach six feet in length and weigh 15 pounds or ... It is now likely extirpated in Louisiana. MIGRATION: This species does not migrate. BREEDING: Mating occurs in late summer and early ...