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Florida Officials Need Help Finding Secretive, Rare Rainbow Snake Last Spotted in the State Years Ago

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking Floridians to report sightings of rainbow snakes, a rare reptile last spotted in the state in 2020

WSVN 7News · 7m

FWC seeks help searching for rare rainbow snake last spotted in 2020

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<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

NBC 6 South Florida on MSN · 5h

Have you seen this rare rainbow snake in South Florida? FWC wants to know

If you spot a particular, colorful snake in South Florida or elsewhere, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants you to snap a picture and report it.

Florida woman hospitalized

CBS News · 1d

Alligator bites Florida woman on arm and leg during hiking trail attack, FWC officials say

A woman was attacked by an alligator while hiking in the Bird Rookery Swamp in Collier County and was taken to the hospital with injuries to her arm and leg, according to officials.

Yahoo · 4h

Florida woman hospitalized after alligator attack on hiking trail

A hiker has been hospitalized after an alligator attacked and bit her on a Florida hiking trail, authorities say. The woman, who has not been identified, was hiking on the Bird Rookery Swamp Trail in Collier County,

Miami Herald on MSN · 1d

Alligator bites hiker on arm and leg before she can escape, FL officials say

A hiker in southwest Florida was attacked by an alligator, leaving her with multiple injuries, according to state wildlife officials. It happened Sunday, Aug. 17, in Collier County and details of the woman's condition have not been released.

FOX 35 Orlando3h

Florida man sentenced after 111 reptiles found abandoned in storage unit, FWC says

A former licensed reptile dealer has been sentenced after more than 100 exotic reptiles were found abandoned in a storage ...

WPEC CBS 12 on MSN4h

This snake hasn't been spotted in some parts of Florida in 70 years. FWC wants your help

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — It's one of Florida's most dazzling reptiles, but also one of its most endangered. The ...

Bear advocates file legal challenge to Florida’s bear hunt

A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.

35mon MSN

Florida conservation nonprofit sues FWC over newly-approved black bear hunt

Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...

1hon MSN

Polk County, FWC closer to finalizing swim area in party-prone portion of Lake Winterset

Polk County leaders said Tuesday they are closer to getting a swim area/vessel exclusion zone approved by the state of ...

WPLG Local 102h

FWC wants to know if you see a ‘Rainbow’ snake

There’s a snake the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is calling “the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow,” ...

WPEC CBS 12 on MSN4h

5 arrested in South Florida for illegal alligator killing, ICE detainers issued

A routine wildlife call turned into a multi-agency arrest operation on August 16, when the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said one of its officers responded to a request from ...

Florida Phoenix7d

FWC commissioners appear poised to affirm the first bear hunt in Florida in a decade

Although the odds indicate regulators will OK the first black bear hunt in a decade in Florida, opponents will pull out all ...

5don MSN

FWC announces results of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge

Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and partners announced the final results and winners of ...

2don MSN

Do You Need A Boating License In Florida? Here's What You Should Know

Before you pack up and head down to the sunshine state for some time on the water, you'll want to know whether you need a ...

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