GA wildlife officials make surprising discovery when tagging protected, threatened snake

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GA wildlife officials make surprising discovery when tagging protected, threatened snake

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Officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently detailed an “astonishing” find they made last year.

During a survey for federally protected eastern indigo snakes in November, a wildlife technician caught and tagged a 4-foot-long indigo snake in southeast Georgia.

The technician discovered that the indigo snake had regurgitated two other snakes: a young rat snake and a juvenile easter diamond-backed rattlesnake.

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The rat snake was *****, and at first, the rattlesnake was thought to also be *****.

But about an hour later, it surprised the wildlife technician by showing signs of life.

It was later seen basking in the sun.

The revived rattlesnake also had a noticeable bulge, which indicated it had recently eaten a large mouse.

It’s not clear why the indigo snake regurgitated the two snakes, but officials said it lost about a half-pound during the process of losing its meals.

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