Korean Ratsnake
Elaphe anomala
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Elaphe
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 74 places on iNaturalist
About
Korean Ratsnake (Elaphe anomala) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in China, Mongolia, South Korea. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest and 18 more. Recorded in 74 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
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Steppe
- Desert
- Cold Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Fallen Logs
- Abandoned Buildings
- Chinese Subtropical Forest
- Chinese Montane Forest
- East Asian Temperate Forest
- Central Asian Steppe
- Gobi Desert
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
- 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.