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Ptyas korros, commonly known as the Chinese rat snake or Indo-Chinese rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Southeast Asia. Description
Ptyas carinata, commonly known as the keeled rat snake, [2] [3] is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia , Myanmar , Malaysia , Thailand , Philippines , Cambodia , India , Vietnam , Laos and Singapore . [ 4 ]
Elaphe carinata is one of the major species in the snake trade in China, particularly in skin trade but also of live animals; [3] it is the most commonly available snake in restaurants. [1] [4] The king rat snake is also found in the exotic pet trade.
Black copper rat snake or yellow striped snake, C. flavolineatus (Schlegel, 1837) Trinket snake, C. helena (Daudin, 1803) Copperhead rat snake, C. radiatus (F. Boie, 1827) Indonesian rat snake, C. subradiatus (Schlegel, 1837) Elaphe spp. Twin-spotted rat snake, Elaphe bimaculata Schmidt, 1925; King rat snake, Elaphe carinata (Günther, 1864)
The common kingsnake is known to be immune to the venom of other snakes and does eat rattlesnakes, but it is not necessarily immune to the venom of snakes from different localities. [10] Kingsnakes such as the California kingsnake can exert twice as much constriction force relative to body size as rat snakes and pythons. Scientists believe that ...
Ptyas is a genus of colubrid snakes. [1] This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called "rat snakes" or "ratsnakes".. The generic name derives from Ancient Greek πτυάς, meaning "spitter", which referred to a kind of snake believed to spit venom in the eyes of humans, although in reality none of the Ptyas are known to spit venom.
Ptyas mucosa, commonly known as the Oriental rat snake, [2] dhaman or Indian rat snake, [4] is a common non-venomous species of colubrid snake found in parts of South and Southeast Asia. Dhamans are large snakes. Typical mature total length is around 1.5 to 1.95 m (4 ft 11 in to 6 ft 5 in) though some exceed 2 m (6 ft 7 in).
Elaphe is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. Elaphe is one of the main genera of the rat snakes, which are found in many regions of the northern hemisphere. Elaphe species are medium to large constrictors by nature.