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A large snake, P. nigromarginata may attain a total length of 2.26 m (7.4 ft), which includes a tail 0.65 m (2.1 ft) long. Dorsally, it is green, with each dorsal scale edged in black. The top of the head is brownish. In adults, there are four broad black stripes on the posterior third of the body and on the tail.
Elaphe urartica, the Urartian rat snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Turkey , Georgia , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Iran , and Russia . [ 1 ]
In comparison to rat snake species at relatively colder regions, rat snake species at lower latitudes tend to be larger in size due to warmer climate conditions. As the global climate warms, the average body size of rat snakes at higher latitudes will become larger, which will allow the species to catch more prey and thus increase their overall ...
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.
Download QR code; Print/export ... the reddish rat snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae.
Download QR code; Print/export ... commonly known as Cantor's rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. [2]
Coelognathus flavolineatus, the black copper rat snake or yellow striped snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This species was previously recognized in the genus Elaphe .
Ptyas fusca, commonly known as the white-bellied rat snake or brown rat snake, [2] [3] is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. [4] The white-bellied rat snake prefers forested habitats. They are known to prey on frogs and lizards and fish.