Mortality Event in Rainbow Snakes Linked to Snake Fungal Disease, United States
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2025-11
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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We report mortality in rainbow snakes in Virginia and North Carolina, USA, linked to snake fungal disease caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiicola. During 2013–2023, we observed 46 dead rainbow snakes with lesions indicative of snake fungal disease, noted elevated disease severity compared with other species, and recorded fewer live snakes over time.
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Farancia erytrogramma, Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, Rainbow snakes, United States, fungal pathogen, fungi, mycosis, ophidiomycosis, snake fungal disease