Indigo hatchling

[Joe H]

So I found what i think is an indigo hatchling in the driveway yesterday. There is an adult that lives in a giant bush in the back yard. Im not looking to make a pet out of it, but help it along until its large enough to have a fighting chance in the wild. Can someone tell me what the hatchlings diet would normally consist of? I have also heard that the snake is very temperature sensitive, which seems odd to me as normal summers here very hot (Central Florida). If someone here wants it, I dont have a problem with giving it a good home.

[marvelfreak]

Well if you give it to someone they have to be from your state i believe. There are real strict law about own and selling them. I would check the laws out before you try re-homing it so you don't get in trouble.

[Zoo Nanny]

Although your actions are commendable and done with good intentions you should release it were found or close by. If caught with the snake the violation is up to $20,000 in fines or up to one year in prison. The indigo is an endangered species and protected under the US Endangered Species List.

[MDT]

Pretty cool...although, I figured a baby Indigo would be larger. I've never seen one though.

[Zoo Nanny]

Didn't even pick up on how small that one is. Indigo hatchlings average close to a foot and a half. I wonder where that is so small if it's possibly a blind snake? I've never seen one.

[Joe H]

Didn't even pick up on how small that one is. Indigo hatchlings average close to a foot and a half. I wonder where that is so small if it's possibly a blind snake? I've never seen one.

I assumed it was an indigo based on the coloration, and the fact that there is another one in the back yard. I cant really see its eyes, looks like two brown specks. So that makes sense.

[Zoo Nanny]

Sounds like it. I would love to see one. In all my trips to Florida I haven't seen one of those or a coral.

[sweatshirt]

Hey, cute snake nonetheless. (:

I live in central FL as well.

[Ryodraco]

Definately looks like a blind snake. They live mostly underground and eat things like ant larva so I would let it go if you haven't already. You're lucky to find one though given they come above ground so rarely.

In fact the color makes me think of the flowerpot snake, a parthenogenic species that has been introduced into many parts of the world.

Indigos are the largest snakes in the United States (well native snakes at least) and their newborns are bigger than many adult snakes.

[Joe H]

Sounds like it. I would love to see one. In all my trips to Florida I haven't seen one of those or a coral.
Of all the time I have spent in the Florida wilderness growing up here, I have never seen
A coral snake. Im not 100% convinced that they actually inhabit this state.:rolleyes:

[Zoo Nanny]

Ahh so that's why I've never come across one, it must be folklore!!!

[Ourobouros]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3556/3677504275_be88ce4b0b.jpg
common blind snake result per google image search

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/11236eihatch.07.09.2011.jpg
PetHobbyist photo gallery > Snakes > Eastern Indigo Hatchling July 9, 2011 (http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/photo.php?id=412522)

[babyboa97]

I found a dead baby coral snake my first time herping south florida

[bigsnakelove]

beautiful :)