THE RAREST SNAKE IN THE WORLD!

 

Photo credit: M. Morton - Durrell

Some great news!  Conservationists have made incredible progress in saving the rarest snake on the planet, the Antiguan racer (scientific name: Alsophis antiguae). The population has dramatically spiked from just 50 individuals in the mid-nineties to over 500 today.

The ten-fold increase is due to the successful partnership of six local and international organizations that make up the Antiguan Racer Conservation Project (Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Fauna & Flora International, The Environment Awareness Group, Black Hills State University, Island Resources Foundation and the Forestry Unit.

Photo credit: John Cancalosi- FFI-ARCP

Learn more at http://www.durrell.org/Latest/News/Worlds-rarest-snake-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction/