Smooth-scaled Mountain Rat Snake
Ptyas luzonensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ptyas
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 15 places on iNaturalist
About
Smooth-scaled Mountain Rat Snake (Ptyas luzonensis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Philippines. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 18 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Gorges
- Mountain Slopes
- Valleys
- Rock Crevices
- Abandoned Buildings
- Roadsides
- Philippine Rainforest
- Philippine Montane Forest
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
- Green Rat Snake (nigromarginata) Ptyas nigromarginata
- 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.