The Texas indigo snake is a snake native to Texas and nearby Mexico. It is predominantly black with a shiny almost-blue iridescent hue to its smooth scales. Its underside is often salmon pink.

In the U.S., there are two common species of indigo snakes – Texas indigo snakes and eastern indigo snakes. Black racers are medium-sized, slender-bodied snakes, but they are around 4.5 feet long.

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 to being run ...