Red-backed Rat Snake
Oocatochus rufodorsatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oocatochus
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Red-backed Rat Snake (Oocatochus rufodorsatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Russia. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, east asian temperate forest. Common: recorded in 185 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.
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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.