Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake
Elaphe quadrivirgata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Elaphe
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Japan. It lives in habitats such as temperate rainforest, temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest and 14 more. Common: recorded in 454 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.
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
- East-Four-lined Ratsnake Elaphe sauromates
- 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
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.