Northern Ratsnakes
Elaphe
Elaphe is one of the main genera of the rat snakes, which are found in many regions of the northern hemisphere. Elaphe are medium to large constrictors by nature. All species are nonvenomous. Although all of the species in Elaphe are nonvenomous, bites from rat snakes are still irritably painful and can potentially cause bacterial infections due to the saliva.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species
Steppe Ratsnake
speciesElaphe dione
Beauty Ratsnake
speciesElaphe taeniura
Japanese Ratsnake
speciesElaphe climacophora
Four-lined Snake
speciesElaphe quatuorlineata
King Ratsnake
speciesElaphe carinata
Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake
speciesElaphe quadrivirgata
East-Four-lined Ratsnake
speciesElaphe sauromates
Manchurian Black Ratsnake
speciesElaphe schrenckii
Korean Ratsnake
speciesElaphe anomala
Flower Snake
speciesElaphe moellendorffi
Urartian Ratsnake
speciesElaphe urartica
Himalayan Trinket
speciesElaphe hodgsonii
Twin-spotted Ratsnake
speciesElaphe bimaculata
Eastern Trinket Snake
speciesElaphe cantoris
Père David's Ratsnake
speciesElaphe davidi
Levant Rat Snake
speciesElaphe druzei
Zoige Ratsnake
speciesElaphe zoigeensis
Elaphe xiphodonta
speciesElaphe xiphodonta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30207.