Photo of a Transcaucasian Rat Snake (Zamenis hohenackeri)
Photo: Wouter Beukema, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Transcaucasian Rat Snake

Zamenis hohenackeri

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Zamenis
Continents
Asia, Europe
Countries
9
How common
Recorded in 37 places on iNaturalist

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About

Transcaucasian Rat Snake (Zamenis hohenackeri) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as pine forest, woodland, open woodland, mountain forest and 11 more. Recorded in 37 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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