WILD ABOUT TEXAS: Harmless to humans, indigo snake protected. By Michael Price. UPDATE — December 4, 2014: A YouTube video (see below) of a blue Indigo Snake chowing down on a western diamondback rattlesnake has gone viral recently causing interest in the snake to capture the imagination of the net.
http://archive.gosanangelo.com/lifestyle/wild-about-texas-harmless-to-humans-indigo-snake-protected-ep-441157540-357435841.html
All snakes have long, flexible, scaly bodies. But underneath their scaly skin, they possess muscles, bones, lungs, intestines, a heart and a liver, just like other vertebrates. To accommodate the long slender body, most snakes have many more vertebrae and ribs than do other vertebrates of comparable size.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/texas-junior-naturalists/snakes-alive
WILD ABOUT TEXAS: Harmless to humans, indigo snake protected. UPDATE — December 4, 2014: A YouTube video (see below) of a blue Indigo Snake chowing down on a western diamondback rattlesnake has gone viral recently causing interest in the snake to capture the imagination of the net.
http://archive.gosanangelo.com/lifestyle/wild-about-texas-harmless-to-humans-indigo-snake-protected-ep-441157540-357435841.html
The eastern indigo snake can grow to over 8 feet in length. Indigo snakes are shiny blue-black, but the chin, cheeks, and throat may be red or rusty brown colored. However, some indigo snakes lack the reddish coloration and have white, brown, or even black chins. Eastern indigo snakes can be found in almost any habitat in Florida.
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/reptiles-and-amphibians/reptiles/snakes/eastern-indigo-snake/
The indigo snake can reach to 84 inches, in some cases.
http://www.answers.com/Q/How_big_is_an_indigo_snake
Eastern indigo snake. The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) is a species of large nonvenomous colubrid snake native to the Eastern United States. It is of note as being the longest native snake species in the U.S.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_indigo_snake
Finally, a few snakes, like the beautiful indigo snake, cat-eyed snake and black-striped snake are essentially tropical species reaching the northern limits of their range in the Tamaulipan region of south Texas.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/texas-junior-naturalists/snakes-alive
The eastern indigo snake is the longest snake in North America and. may reach a size of 8.5 ft (2.6 m) and a weight of 11 lbs (5 kg) for males; females are smaller (6.5 ft ( 2. m); 6.5 lbs (3 kg)). While the large size of the indigo snake is impressive most individuals seen are. around 5-6.5 ft (1.5-2 m) in length.
https://www.fws.gov/panamacity/resources/EasternIndigoSnakeFactSheet.pdf
The Indigo snake is found in the Everglades located in Florida and the indigo snake is a big shiny bluish -black snake with a reddish throat. The Indigo snake is about eight …feet long. (WOW that's long!)The Indigo snake is very large and has a heavy body (of course) with smooth shiny black or bluish-black scales. The body of this snake is quite strong with smooth highly glossed scales. They usually eat other snakes.
http://www.answers.com/Q/How_big_is_an_indigo_snake
Snakes occur throughout the state of Texas. Of the 254 counties in Texas not one of them is snake free. According to Fred Gelbach of Baylor University, 36% of the 68 snake species in Texas are of eastern origin, like the Eastern hognose snake and the Texas rat snake.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/texas-junior-naturalists/snakes-alive
how long do indigo snakes get
The length of indigo snakes is 8.5 feet  or 2.6 metre. The indigo snake can reach to 84 inches, in some cases. The indigo snake can reach to 84 inches Indigo snakes are 8.5 feet long.