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Ptyas carinata — David & Das 2004 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 ]
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.
Among the colubrids, the most diverse snake family, the largest snakes may be the keeled rat snake (Ptyas carinata) at up to 4 m (13 ft). [76] The genus Drymarchon also contains some of the largest colubrids such as the eastern indigo snake ( Drymarchon couperi) and the indigo snake ( Drymarchon corais ) which can both reach lengths of almost 3 ...
Among the colubrids, the most diverse snake family, the largest snake may be the keeled rat snake (Ptyas carinata) at up to 4 m (13 ft). [60] The Indian rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) is also very large with maximum sizes of up to 3.7 m (12 ft), making it the second-largest species in the genus Ptyas.
Keeled rat snake, P. carinata (Günther, 1858) P. dhumnades (Cantor, 1842) ... Ptyas mucosa; References This page was last edited on 28 September 2024 ...
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).
The four venomous snake species responsible for causing the greatest number of medically significant human snake bite cases on the Indian subcontinent (majorly in India and Sri Lanka) are sometimes collectively referred to as the Big Four.
Ptyas korros: Colubridae: Indochinese rat snake: Javan rat snake: งูสิงบ้าน, งูเห่าตะลาน: Widespread Ptyas mucosa: Colubridae: Common rat snake: Indian rat snake, Oriental rat snake: Widespread Ptyas carinata: Colubridae: Keeled rat snake: Malayan keeled rat snake: Widespread Ptyas fusca: Colubridae ...