The South Florida rainbow snake resembles less a rainbow than a rainbow's shadow: With its iridescent, blue-black back, yellow and red patches and three red stripes, the snake is colorful and ...

the black swamp snake is completely black along the top of its body, with red-orange colored scales on its underbelly. This species is usually found in Florida and grows up to about 15 inches (38 ...

It lives in critically endangered pine rockland and tropical hardwood forests around Miami and the Florida Keys, where it can be found hiding in holes and depressions in limestone rock. Similarly ...