Threatened Listing For Snake Found Only In Louisiana, Texas

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A burrowing snake found only in Louisiana and Texas is now listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
The Louisiana pine snake is a 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long) constrictor found in a few longleaf pine forests in Louisiana and Texas. It eats Baird’s pocket gophers and lives in their burrows.
(photo credit: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its listing Thursday, opening a 30-day comment period on