NC Wildlife Officials Seek Public Help to Track Rare Snakes

NC wildlife officials seek public help to track rare snakes

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- Biologists from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission are requesting public assistance to monitor declining rainbow snake populations in North Carolina. According to a press release, these non-venomous snakes, found primarily in the Coastal Plain and Sandhills, face population losses due to a decrease in their main prey, American eels. NC Wildlife [...]

Rainbow Snake population declining; public asked to report sightings

The NC Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report Rainbow Snake sightings in an effort to protect the declining population in the state.

Rainbow Snakes Declining In North Carolina - Reptiles Magazine

If you’re in the state of North Carolina, or are going to be herping in the state, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission wants the public to know that it is seeking sightings of the non-venomous rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma), a species whose population the state says is declining. Wildlife Resources Commission biologists are asking the public to report their sightings of this elusive species so they can assess where the popula…