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Endangered Louisiana Pine Snake Faces Habitat Crisis
9/24/2025
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Story summary
- The Louisiana pine snake remains endangered, with fewer than 200 individuals left in the wild.
- Habitat loss in longleaf pine forests has driven declines over the past 50 to 80 years.
- Conservation efforts led by the U.S. Forest Service aim to restore habitats for the Louisiana pine snake.
- Louisiana hosts 48 snake species, including seven venomous.
- Nonvenomous snakes help control rodent and insect populations.
