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ENVIRONMENT
Snake-bitten
C O N S E V AT I O N I S T S H O P I N G F O R C O M E B A C K O F E A S T E R N I N D I G O
B Y G I L B E R T N I C H O L S O N • P H O T O S B Y B I L L Y P O P E
An eastern indigo snake is released into the wild in hopes of restoring population in Alabama.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES