Key Ring-Necked Snake and Rim Rock Crowned Snake ESA Endangered Status

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-21 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Florida Keys Mole Skink: cross-connection with florida-keys-mole-skink-esa-listing: Both are concurrent USFWS endangered listings for narrow-range Florida Keys reptiles facing sea-level rise and habitat loss; together they signal a broader ESA push to protect low-elevation Keys endemics. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-21 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Key Ring-Necked Snake and Rim Rock Crowned Snake: FWS final rule lists the Key ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus acricus) and rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica) as endangered under the ESA, extending full Act protections including Section 7 consultation and Section 9 take prohibitions to both south-Florida taxa. (novelty: 2)