Green Rat Snake (nigromarginata)
Ptyas nigromarginata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ptyas
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 8
- How common
- Recorded in 52 places on iNaturalist
About
Green Rat Snake (nigromarginata) (Ptyas nigromarginata) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and 3 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 29 more. Recorded in 52 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Gorges
- Scree Slopes
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Valleys
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
- Black-striped Rat Snake Ptyas dhumnades
- 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.