Here's an interesting article about the re-introduction of Louisiana pine snakes back into their native habitat. Scientists bred pine snakes in captivity and hatched the eggs at the Memphis Zoo. The baby snakes were implanted with tiny transmitters called PIT tags. The technology will allow scientists to identify the released snakes upon recapture and to track their movements near the release site.
Louisiana pine snakes are one of the rarest snakes in the United States. The snakes have declined due to loss of habitat from expanded logging activities in the south. Restoration of long leaf pine forestland has raised the hopes of bringing back the Louisiana pine snake from the brink of extinction.
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| The Louisiana pine snake, one of the rarest snake species in the United States. |
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