Urartian Rat Snake
Elaphe urartica
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Elaphe
- Continents
- Asia, Europe
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Recorded in 41 places on iNaturalist
About
Urartian Rat Snake (Elaphe urartica) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as mountain forest, alpine meadow, alpine grassland, alpine shrubland and 6 more. Recorded in 41 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
- 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
- Korean Ratsnake Elaphe anomala
- 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.