Georgia's largest snake is one of the biggest in the nation. What is it? Is it venomous? How dangerous is it? Where does it ...

rainbow snakes (Farancia erytrogramma) can reach lengths of up to four feet. Their scales are mostly black and glossy, but they also exhibit three thin red strips running down the length of their ...

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 ...

A rare rainbow snake was spotted slithering through a Florida forest last week, marking the first time in 50 years the multicolored serpent has been seen in the area, experts said. Tracey Cauthen ...

Even in the Lowcountry, where exotic creatures abound, spotting a rainbow snake is one of those had-to-be-there moments. And finding a pair is so rare that herpetologists don’t know much about ...

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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 ...