They should have never been denied protection in the first place.” Southern hognose snakes live in the longleaf pine ecosystem, a fire-dependent forest habitat that once covered 92 million acres in ...

the longest snake species native to North America, is an iconic and essential component of the now rare southern longleaf pine ecosystem. The species serves a critical function to balance the ...

The southern hognose snake lives in longleaf pine savanna, a fire-dependent ecosystem that once covered an estimated 92 million acres in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions. By the 21st century, ...