Rare rainbow snake spotted in Florida for the first time in 50 years

A hiker in Florida found and took pictures of a rare rainbow snake, a species that experts say hasn't been seen in the area for more than 50 years. Tracey Cauthen spotted the colourful, 4-foot-long snake while hiking in the Ocala National Forest, 47 miles north of Orlando, the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute wrote on Facebook. The Florida Museum of Natural History confirmed to the institute that this sighting was their first record of the species in Marion County since 1969. The museum