FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Zoo released 75 endangered Louisiana pine snakes into the wild last week.
The May 9 release of the snakes, which are considered among the most endangered snakes in North America, at the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana marks the most snakes released by the zoo at once since their conservation program began in 2015.
To date, the Fort Worth Zoo has released 229 Louisiana pine snakes into a restored and maintained area within the snake’s historic range, the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. The released snakes were hatched in 2023 and raised at the zoo until they were large enough to survive in the wild (at about 2.5 feet long), officials say.
The Fort Worth Zoo is one of only four institutions caring for this species in the U.S. The Zoo participates in a breeding program that works to maintain a healthy, genetically diverse population of the species and prevent extinction.
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