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  • Have You Seen This Snake? Florida Wants Your Help Finding Rare Species Seen Once In 50 Years

    08/22/2025 8:43:35 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 48 replies
    IFL Science ^ | August 22, 2025 | Charlie Haigh
    Despite its distinctive and bright markings, the rainbow snake has been spotted only once in Florida in the last 56 years. Any information regarding rainbow snake populations are vital for conservation efforts. Image credit: Marioxramos / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 Florida wildlife officials are turning to the public to help locate one of the state’s most elusive reptiles, the rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma). This distinctive, nonvenomous species has seen its population steadily decline, with only one sighting recorded since 1969, which has left biologists scrambling to piece together clues about its current whereabouts. Last seen in February 2020 by...