eastern indigo snake in oklahoma?

[creepiecrawlie]

well a couple of years ago while brushhogging on our land (80 acres) here in oklahoma we came across what appeared to be a 6-7ft. eastern indigo snake... I know black rat snakes live here because a large 6 footer lives on our property (I catch him a lot) well he was trashed up and I instantly knew he was an eastern due to the indigo coloring and the red jaw (not blood) my dad ended his misery (he was alive with a partially decapitated head ) recently I looked up indigos and it stated that they don't live anywhere near oklahoma... any opinions...

[Andy_G]

Maybe a coachwhip or racer of some kind? They can look somewhat similar to indigos.

[gonesnakee]

Western or Texas Indigo (Drymarchon corais erebennus). Indigos used to inhabit the entire Southern States until they were wiped out due to habitat destruction & rattlesnake roundups. Indigos still exist in the western southern states & are now called Western or Texas Indigos & their Eastern relatives from Florida etc. are the Eastern Indigos. Mark

[creepiecrawlie]

I was thinking about those snakes except I mean this looked EXACTLY like an eastern indigo... I looked it up in the book to back up what I thought it was... it was thick... but it had the red jaw like they all have...thanks for the suggestions