Forty 'apex predators' are released into Florida wild to kill venomous snakes trends now
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Conservationists have released 41 'apex predator' snakes into the Florida wilderness to hunt down venomous snakes as an essential part of the ecosystem.
The Nature Conservancy in Florida and the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens released the young eastern indigo snakes into the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve on Tuesday.
The snakes - 20 male and 21 female - are all two years old and were bred and hatched in captivity in preparation to be released.
Their release is part of a mass long-running effort to re-introduce and re-populate the threatened species into the area.
Indigo snakes are the longest snake species in the US and are fierce hunters, meaning they can manage the numbers of other snake species.
Indigo snakes are the longest snakes species in the US and are fierce hunters
Their release is part of a mass long-running effort to re-introduce and re-populate the endangered species into the area.
This is the eighth batch of indigo snakes to be released into the area, and the conservationists are thrilled
