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A rare rainbow snake was spotted slithering through a Florida forest last week, marking the first time in 50 years the multicolored serpent has been seen in the area, experts said.

In the last few months the Western black rhino and the South Florida Rainbow Snake have gone extinct, as far as official recordkeepers are concerned.

The photographs accompanying this article are of the only existing museum specimen, which is preserved at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, Fla. Even though confirmed South Florida rainbow snake specimens have not been found in nearly 60 years, anecdotal sightings have been reported, including some from biologists knowledgeable about snakes.

Even more trap hours might be necessary to find the South Florida rainbow snake.