Texas Indigo Snake

The Texas indigo snake will eat almost anything that it can swallow. Small mammals, frogs, toads, lizards, baby turtles, birds, and other snakes are all possible meals (Werler and Dixon 2000). An eastern indigo snake examined by William Babis was found to have four turtle eggs and two ground rattlers (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri) in its stomach (Babis 1948). Similar eating habits of the Texas indigo snake may be inferred. A study on the effectiveness of strychnine egg baits on nest predators found the Texas indigo snake to be a significant nest predator on ground nesting birds (Beasom 1974). Many farmers like the indigo snake because it will attack and consume rattlesnakes (Werler and Dixon 2000).