Black-striped Rat Snake
Ptyas dhumnades
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ptyas
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Black-striped Rat Snake (Ptyas dhumnades) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in China, Laos, Taiwan, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest and 29 more. Common: recorded in 286 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Gorges
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Valleys
- Rock Crevices
- Agricultural Land
- Farmland
- Orchards
- Gardens
Related snakes
- Greater Green Snake Ptyas major
- Ryukyu Green Snake Ptyas semicarinata
- Sakishima Green Snake Ptyas herminae
- Many-banded Green Snake Ptyas multicincta
- Doria's Green Snake Ptyas doriae
- Indo-Chinese Rat Snake Ptyas korros
- Sulawesi Black Racer Ptyas dipsas
- Oriental Ratsnake Ptyas mucosa
- White-bellied Rat Snake Ptyas fusca
- Green Rat Snake (nigromarginata) Ptyas nigromarginata
- Smooth-scaled Mountain Rat Snake Ptyas luzonensis
- Keeled Rat Snake Ptyas carinata
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.