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BENTLEY, La. (AP) — They were born and raised in captivity, but as they slowly slithered away from their handlers and disappeared into gopher holes in the Kisatchie National Forest, the group of Louisiana pine snakes appeared to be right at home. The five pine snakes bred at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee were released […]
The Louisiana pine snakes are considered a threatened species by the US government.
Five pine snakes bred at Memphis Zoo in Tennessee were released into Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana in May as part of an ongoing conservation effort.
Several pine snakes bred at the Memphis zoo were released in Louisiana’s Kisatchie Forest in an annual multi-state conservation event to help the threatened species thrive.
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They were born and raised in captivity, but as they slowly slithered away from their handlers and disappeared into gopher holes in the Kisatchie National Forest, the group of Louisiana pine snakes appeared to be right at home.