*The colored areas of the map above represent parishes with currently known records for the given species (Source: Jeff Boundy, LA Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries). By no means does it represent the full range of the species in the state, nor does it necessarily mean that a species can be found throughout the parish with the record. This is provided as a guide to where you might be able to find these species in the state and to aid in identification. A descriptive explanation of the range of each species can be found in the text below.
Other Common Names:
Subspecies: No subspecies recognized.
Description:
Similar Species:
Species Range:
Louisiana Range: Known only from Washington Parish in the extreme northeastern Florida Parishes.
Habitat:
Natural History:
Best Time and Place to Observe:
Global Conservation Status: Eastern Pinesnakes are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. Their NatureServe Global Conservation Status Rank is G4 (Apparently Secure).
Federal Conservation Status: The Eastern Pinesnake is a federally threatened species and is known only from the extreme eastern Florida Parishes.
Louisiana Conservation Status: Eastern Pinesnakes are considered extirpated from Louisiana and currently have a state ranking of SH (historical occurrence with no recent records verified within the last 20 years). This species, whose range only barely entered into Louisiana, is known from the state from just couple of old records. Habitat destruction and fire suppression is implicated in its declines rangewide. In Louisiana, Eastern Pinesnakes have a State Protection Status of ‘prohibited’, meaning possession or harvest of this species is illegal.
***If you live in the range of this subspecies in Louisiana and believe you may have observed this subspecies please let me know (take a picture if possible), as there may be more unknown populations in the Florida Parishes.***
Author's Remarks: I have never observed this species alive in the wild, but I did get a DOR pine snake in Harrison County in April 2025 with a colleague.
