Captive Breeding the Eastern Indigo Snake

We discuss the captive breeding and husbandry of Eastern indigo snakes ( Drymarchon couperi ) at Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park.

We assessed growth and body size in Eastern Indigo Snakes ( Drymarchon couperi ) using a data set from multiple projects across the species' distribution, including free-ranging wild snakes , snakes reared in captive-breeding programs, and snakes released at two reintroduction sites.
PDF Evaluating Growth Rates of Captive, Wild, and Reintroduced Populations ...

We assessed growth and body size in Eastern Indigo Snakes ( Drymarchon couperi ) using a data set from multiple projects across the species' distribution, including free-ranging wild snakes , snakes reared in captive-breeding programs, and snakes released at two reintroduction sites.
Captive breeding and experimental reintroduction of the eastern indigo snake . In: Proceedings, 3rd Southeast nongame and endangered wildlife symposium: 84-88. [21091]

Captive breeding and experimental reintroduction of the eastern indigo ...
Eastern indigo snakes ( Drymarchon corais couperi ) have been captive -bred at Auburn University since 1977. Various techniques have been tested for care and maintenance of the breeding colony and production of hatchlings for experimental release.
Download Citation | Evaluating Growth Rates of Captive , Wild, and Reintroduced Populations of the Imperiled Eastern Indigo Snake ( Drymarchon couperi ) | Reintroduction of species at sites where ...

Breeding the Eastern Indigo Snake
The eastern indigo snake ( Drymarchon couperi ) is considered by many to be the jewel of the reptile world.
Description: As part of the ongoing recovery effort for Eastern Indigo Snakes , the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is interested in a comprehensive assessment of population viability across the indigo snake's distribution. This project combines datasets from indigo snake research projects in Florida and Georgia as well as data from the captive breeding colony at the Orianne Center for Indigo ...

Optimal husbandry of hatchling Eastern Indigo Snakes ( Drymarchon ...
Here we describe key reproductive variables and determine optimal incubation temperature and diet diversity for Eastern Indigo Snakes ( Drymarchon couperi ) grown in laboratory settings.








Care and Maintenance of Indigo Snakes … and all Drymarchon species These husbandry pages amount in essence to an online book: Impeccable Indigos : The Care and Maintenance of Drymarchon couperi in Captivity, by Jamy Ian Swiss. Like any good book, you won't read it all in one sitting. But I hope readers and researchers, hobbyists with a single pet Indigo and breeders with multiple ...