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 ...

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: Reading time 2 minutes As their name suggests, rainbow ...

Somewhere in Florida's waterways, ecologists suspect that a beautiful and elusive snake may be lurking just out of sight, and ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are asking for support in any sightings of an endangered snake species. The rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma) is a nonvenomous, semi-aquatic species ...

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 ...

(WSVN) - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are asking for the public’s help finding and photographing a rare snake. The rainbow snake is a non-venomous species that can be ...

The striking reptile, with its iridescent black or violet-blue scales, hasn't been seen in some areas of Florida since 1952 Pierson Hill and Kevin Enge/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

The ghost orchid is a plant so elusive it’s likened to an Everglades apparition. Estimates show its population declining in ...