Photo of a Pere David's Rat Snake (Elaphe davidi)
Photo: Scott Lupien, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Pere David's Rat Snake

Elaphe davidi

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Elaphe
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 15 places on iNaturalist

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About

Pere David's Rat Snake (Elaphe davidi) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in China. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, fallen logs and 2 more. Recorded in 15 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

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