The rare, nonvenomous snake hasn’t been spotted since 2020, and officials are asking the public to keep an eye open for them. Reading time 2 minutes As their name suggests, rainbow snakes sport ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has received at least a dozen credible rainbow snake sightings since it sought the public's assistance in documenting the elusive reptiles. FWC ...

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report sightings of these rare snakes, not seen in Florida for over 5 years. Habitat loss, dwindling food sources and snake ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking for the public’s help in documenting a shimmering, yet elusive, reptile. The rainbow snake is a large, nonvenomous ...

Rainbow snake The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is urging the public to report sightings of the rainbow snake, a nonvenomous species whose numbers have dwindled in recent years.

The elusive rainbow snake, scientifically known as Farancia erytrogramma, is a nonvenomous species, whose population has declined in recent decades, according to the FWC. Their populations have been ...

Roughly a week after Florida's 2025 Python Challenge wrapped up, wildlife officials are asking the public to search for another snake. Just for very different reasons. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...