High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Louisiana Pine Snake (Pituophis ruthveni) is a large, nonvenomous constrictor of the Colubridae family. This powerful snake is notable because of its large eggs and small clutch sizes. The Louisiana Pine Snake is indigenous to west-central Louisiana and eastern Texas, where it relies strongly on the Baird's Pocket Gopher for its burrow system and as a food source. The Louisiana Pine Snake is rarely seen in the wild and is considered to be one of the rarest snakes in North America. The demise of the species is due its low fecundancy coupled with the extensive loss of suitable habitat - the Longleaf Pine savannas in the Gulf coastal plain of the southeastern United States. Management activities are being conducted to promote the species' recovery. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений, находящихся в свободном доступе в среде Интернет в целом, и в информационном сетевом ресурсе "Википедия" в частности. Собранная по частотным...