Students and staff at a college in England were shocked to find that a snake – one they thought was a boy – had given birth to 14 snakes on Friday. But perhaps the most shocking fact of the matter is ...

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 ...

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 2 minutes As their name suggests, rainbow snakes sport ...

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 ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report sightings of these rare snakes, not seen in Florida for over 5 years. Habitat loss, dwindling food sources and snake ...

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 ...

Preserved pigment cells in a snake fossil — the cream-colored material in the image is fossilized skin — allowed scientists to determine the ancient snake's color in life. Preserved pigment cells in a ...

An elusive rainbow snake has been spotted in Ocala National Forest, Florida, for the first time in over 50 years. State wildlife officials said the snake species Farancia erytrogramma had not been ...