page_title: Pituophis melanoleucus
section_title: Conservation status
hierarchical_section_title: Pituophis melanoleucus / Conservation status
caption_attribution_description: English: Florida Pine Snake, Pituophis melanoleucus
context_page_description: Pituophis melanoleucus, commonly known as the pine snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the southeastern United States. Three subspecies are currently recognized as being valid.
context_section_description: The pine snake is classified as least concern on the IUCN Red List, due to its wide distribution and large number of subpopulations; while the total populations appears to be declining, this is likely happening at a slow rate. However, the species is thought to be impacted by continued habitat degradation and destruction. It is present in a variety of protected areas.
caption: Florida pine snake
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