5. Black Pine Snake The black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) is native to the pine forests of southern Mississippi, Alabama and parts of Louisiana.As the name suggests, black pine ...

“Camouflaged like a burnt branch, this striking, jet-black snake is a powerful symbol of the longleaf pine forests that once blanketed most of the Southeast and the frequent fires that maintained them ...

The Manasquan Library slithered into the Year of the Snake ahead of Chinese New Year, thanks to a visit from Miss Rachel from ...

The black pinesnake’s southeastern longleaf pine forests have been reduced to less than 5% of their historic extent because of agriculture and pine plantations, fire suppression and urbanization.