(Drymarchon corais erebennus)          

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Description

          The Texas indigo snake (Drymarchon corais erebennus) is a large snake averaging 152-213 cm with a record of 262.9 cm (Conant and Collins 1998).  They are a shiny bluish black with orangish brown on the sides of its head along with dark stripes (Cannatella 2000).  The front half of the snake on close inspection may be mottled or banded with gray brown (Werler and Dixon 2000).  Scales are normally smooth, but males may posses a few rows of keeled scales due to sexual maturity (Layne and Steiner 1984).