Eastern Indigo Snake

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:activityPattern diurnal
gptkbp:breedingSeason November to April
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:clutchSize 4 to 12 eggs
gptkbp:color glossy blue-black
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Eastern_Indigo_Snake
gptkbp:conservationStatus Threatened
gptkbp:diet birds
small mammals
snakes
carnivorous
frogs
lizards
gptkbp:ecologicalRole top predator
gptkbp:family gptkb:Colubridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:John_Edwards_Holbrook
1842
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Drymarchon
gptkbp:habitat coastal dunes
pine flatwoods
hardwood forests
gptkbp:hatchlingSize about 60 cm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern Indigo Snake
gptkbp:interactsWith gopher tortoise burrows
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Near Threatened
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:legalSystem protected in Georgia and Florida
gptkbp:length up to 2.4 meters
gptkbp:lifespan up to 21 years in captivity
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Southeastern_United_States
gptkbp:notableFeature largest native snake in the United States
gptkbp:order gptkb:Squamata
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:population decreasing
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:U.S._Endangered_Species_Act
gptkbp:range Drymarchon_couperi_distribution.png
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Drymarchon_couperi
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
illegal collection
road mortality
gptkbp:usesBurrowsOf gptkb:gopher_tortoise
gptkbp:venomous false
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bras_d'Or_Lake_Biosphere_Reserve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6