Huge Blue Indigo Snake Slithers Into Texas Home Bedroom, Relocated

A large snake was found in a person's bedroom in Texas on Saturday. It was identified as a blue indigo, the longest snake species found in North America.

The reptile was found inside a home in the Uvalde Estates area of Uvalde County. It appeared to be nearly 5-foot-long, local reports said.

A post on the Uvalde County Sheriff Office's Facebook page states, "Relocating a rattlesnake-eating blue indigo from someone's bedroom in Uvalde Estates. #friendlysnake #dontkillthem #sgtsnakelover." Photos of the deputy getting the snake out of the bedroom were also posted online. The agency labeled the deputy "Sgt. Snake Lover."

Blue indigos, also known as eastern indigo snakes, are not venomous and are known to eat rattlesnakes, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The snake rarely bites humans. The males can reach up to 8.5 feet long and 11 pounds. Females are smaller reaching up to 6.5 feet and weighing around 6 pounds.

These snakes are mostly blue-black on the entire body or may have red, reddish-orange, or cream coloration on the chin, throat or cheeks. Their scales are smooth.

The eastern indigo snakes are mostly seen throughout Florida, the coastal plain of southern Georgia, extreme south Alabama, and extreme southeast Mississippi. However, these days they also survive in peninsular Florida and southeast Georgia.

In January, the first wild eastern indigo snake was documented in Alabama in more than 60 years.

"I’m not embarrassed to say that I was shaking when I held that animal," Traci Wood, the Habitat and Species Conservation coordinator with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, said at the time. "This is a monumental benchmark in conservation for Alabama and the southeast region for this species."

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Commissioner Chris Blankenship also said: "I am thrilled that we have documented wild reproduction of the eastern indigo... It is great for the species, but I am also really happy for Traci and the staff who have worked for years to make this happen. They truly have a passion for their work, and I am so thankful for them."