India, Aug. 19 -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has urged residents to report sightings of the declining rainbow snake, which is primarily found in the southern part of the state, reports WBGCU. Amid concerns about the reptile's survival, the FWC is currently on the lookout for valuable data.

Kevin Enge, a research scientist from FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, called for cooperation from the residents of Florida "to better understand where rainbow snakes still occur in the state."

"Every sighting report gives us valuable data about their current distribution and helps us assess the health of the species in Florida," Enge said, as quoted by WBGCU.

Without a thorough survey, the federal governme...