It is just as Nick pointed out. They need HUGE areas of land to thrive, and of a certain type too.

Many snakes, like even those "grease' kings that you have, can sustain themselves on a tiny field in the middle of the big city, whereas an Indigo definitely cannot. They are simply different than many other snakes. And just as Nick also mentioned, in general, where the Gopher tortoise has been extinguished, the Indigo follows suite as well. Their habitat goes hand in hand.

They used to be very abundant in south Florida, but I guarantee that is not the case anymore. Only here and there where it is still suitable, and that doesn't really leave a whole lot of areas compared to decades ago.

People could breed them by the thousands, but if there is no suitable habitat for them to be released into and thrive, .......no more snake.


~Doug
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