East-Four-lined Ratsnake
Elaphe sauromates
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Elaphe
- Continents
- Europe, Asia
- Countries
- 9
- How common
- Common
About
East-Four-lined Ratsnake (Elaphe sauromates) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bulgaria, Crimea, Greece, Kazakhstan, Moldova and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest and 22 more. Common: recorded in 213 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.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Steppe
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Mountain Slopes
- Fallen Logs
- Coastal Scrub
- Abandoned Buildings
- Mediterranean Scrubland
- Mediterranean Pine Forest
- European Deciduous Forest
- European Mixed Forest
- Balkan Rocky Grassland
- Carpathian Forest
Related snakes
- Urartian Rat Snake Elaphe urartica
- Qin Emperor Rat Snake Elaphe xiphodonta
- Moellendorff's Trinket Snake Elaphe moellendorffi
- English common name not available Elaphe hodgsoni
- Eastern Trinket Snake Elaphe cantoris
- Japanese Ratsnake Elaphe climacophora
- Dione Snake Elaphe dione
- Amur Ratsnake Elaphe schrenckii
- Korean Ratsnake Elaphe anomala
- Chinese Leopard Snake Elaphe bimaculata
- Taiwan Stink Snake Elaphe carinata
- Pere David's Rat Snake Elaphe davidi
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.