Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus)

The Texas Indigo Snake is a subspecies of the Middle American Indigo Snake. This subspecies occurs from southern TX south to around Veracruz, Mexico.
Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus)
Resaca de las Palmas State Park, Cameron Co., TX
3 May 2018

I was fortunate enough to have this one sneak up behind me on an observation platform near the river. I turned around and noticed him and was able to snap these iPhone photos before he disappeared into the vegetation.

Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus)
Resaca de las Palmas State Park, Cameron Co., TX
3 May 2018
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