Habitat loss and fragmentation is the main problem facing these snakes today. These snakes live in a variety of habitats, and historically were found along with gopher tortoises in sandy scrub habitats. They have large home ranges and prefer vast areas, unsettled by people. Habitat throughout much of this snake s range in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi has been lost to housing developments, shopping centers, and urban sprawl. Many indigo snakes are killed by cars.
Indigo snakes are active snakes that spend a great deal of time foraging for food and mates.
They are one of the few truly diurnal snake species, meaning that they are active during the day and rest at night. Indigo snakes will eat almost any animal that is small enough to swallow. They do not kill their prey by constriction, but swallow their prey alive. In late spring, female indigo snakes lay about 5-12 large eggs in an underground burrow or other cavity. The snake eggs hatch in about three months into patterned hatchlings.