"Scientists rarely find rainbow snakes." Experts thrilled after capturing photos of elusive 'rainbow snake' for first time in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Florida wildlife officials are seeking help tracking rainbow snakes, a nonvenomous species tied to declining American eel populations. Habitat loss and disease have raised concerns for its survival.

MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Florida wildlife officials are urging residents and visitors to report sightings of the rare rainbow snake, a nonvenomous species whose population has declined in recent ...

The species is secretive, aquatic, and often mistaken for dangerous reptiles, but it is harmless. Declines in the snake's population are tied to the loss of its preferred dietary needs (American eels) ...

Florida wildlife officials are asking residents and visitors to help locate rainbow snakes. “We need help from Floridians and ...

The rainbow snake is a large, nonvenomous aquatic snake that’s found throughout the Florida Panhandle. Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC) said the population of the species has declined in recent decades ...