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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
This is a list of snake species known to be found in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] Concerns and listed statuses come from the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board's February 2011 Checklist of endangered and threatened animals and plants of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey's website.
This little known species is probably the largest extant species in the diverse colubrid family that includes just over half of living snake species. Known adult lengths of snakes of this species in Taiwan measured anywhere from 1.21 to 2.75 m (4 ft 0 in to 9 ft 0 in). [5] However, the reportedly maximum size was about 4 m (13 ft 1 in). [6]
The City of Naperville Animal Control says there are 39 different species of snakes that live in Illinois, four of which are venomous. Luckily, the garter snakes invading Naperville are a ...
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)
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.
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.
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).