Don't mind us slithering across your feed.
The docile, nonvenomous eastern indigo snake is known for its lustrous, blue-black body; and for its large size, as long as 7 feet from nose to tail, which makes it the longest native snake in the United Snakes 🐍 ... we mean, United States.
These beautiful serpents are among the many species the Center works to protect — one of the many species that live in one of the world's most endangered ecosystems, found right in South Florida and the
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They ecosystems are called
#pinerocklands, and they’re the last refuge for dozens of endangered and threatened species, including rare butterflies, delicate flowers, and imperiled deer and bats.
They're facing a multitude of threats, but their declines are primarily driven by habitat destruction for urban and agricultural development.
To save pine rocklands, we must think about the future. And the future of pine rocklands depends on protecting, restoring and reforesting as many acres as...