The rim rock crowned snake is the rarest snake in North America, and was spotted for the first time in 4 years in the Florida Keys — but researchers say the reptile was found dead, and had ...

The Florida Museum has only cataloged 26 rim rock crowned snakes. In the wild, life expectancy is about five years. After two years, the snake lays about six eggs per year, according to the FWC.

One of America's rarest snakes has been found dead in Florida, after scientists say it choked on a giant centipede. The rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica) was found by a hiker in the John ...

A visitor to the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park on Key Largo found the dead snake on Feb. 28; it had choked on a giant centipede that was still lodged partway down its gullet.

An extremely rare rim rock crowned with a centipede stuck in its throat. The snake and arthropod were found dead along a trail in Key Largo’s John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and sent to the ...

A rare snake died in the middle of eating a centipede, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Wildlife officials posted odd photos of the last supper on Facebook ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A rare snake died while attempting to eat a giant centipede at a South Florida park, according to the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

The snake and the centipede will be sent to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s collection, WFLA reported. ©2022 Cox Media Group. 0. View Comments. Most Read. 6 killed in Osceola County ...

A rare snake died while attempting to eat a giant centipede at a South Florida park, according to the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New ...