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 ...

Wildlife officials are urging Floridians to report sightings of the rare rainbow snake, a nonvenomous species whose population has declined in recent decades. Known for their striking iridescent black ...

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have issued an urgent plea to the public requesting assistance in identifying an endangered species. On Monday, Aug. 19, the ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — There’s a snake the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is calling “the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow,” and they want you to let them know if you see one.

Florida is plagued by invasive creatures, but it’s the native rainbow snake that state officials are asking people to report on sight. The reason: The snakes are increasingly tough to find, giving ...

A Rainbow snake recently crashed a party in South Mississippi. And while most guests wanted to kill the water-dwelling loner, one man took it upon himself to save its life. When photos of the two new ...

A rainbow snake was recently spotted in Marion County, Florida, for the first time since 1969. Tracey Cauthen recently reported stumbling upon a roughly 4-foot rainbow snake while hiking in the Ocala ...

Rainbow snakes have become increasingly rare in Florida and the state is seeking the public’s help in finding the remaining populations. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photo Florida ...