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Caucasian Ratsnake
Colubridae

Caucasian Ratsnake

Zamenis hohenackeri (Strauch, 1873)

Zamenis hohenackeri is an oviparous snake found across Western Asia, with distinct patterned markings and a maximum total length of 65 cm.

Italian Aesculapian Snake
Colubridae

Italian Aesculapian Snake

Zamenis lineatus (Camerano, 1891)

Zamenis lineatus, the Italian Aesculapian snake, is a medium-large oviparous snake native to southern Italy and Sicily.

Aesculapian Snake
Colubridae

Aesculapian Snake

Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768)

Zamenis longissimus, the Aesculapian snake, is a European reptile with distinct traits, range, habitat, and reproductive behavior.

European Ratsnake
Colubridae

European Ratsnake

Zamenis situla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Zamenis situla is an oviparous European ratsnake found across parts of Southern and Eastern Europe and Western Asia.

Ladder Snake
Colubridae

Ladder Snake

Zamenis scalaris (Schinz, 1822)

Zamenis scalaris, the ladder snake, is a medium-sized European snake with distinct age-related patterning and specific habitat preferences.

Copperhead Rat Snake
Colubridae

Copperhead Rat Snake

Coelognathus radiatus (Boie, 1827)

Coelognathus radiatus is a nonvenomous colubrid snake species found across much of East and Southeast Asia.

Trinket Snake
Colubridae

Trinket Snake

Coelognathus helena (Daudin, 1803)

Coelognathus helena is an oviparous colubrid snake found across South Asia, living in forests and around human homes.

Black Copper Rat Snake
Colubridae

Black Copper Rat Snake

Coelognathus flavolineatus (Schlegel, 1837)

Coelognathus flavolineatus is a Southeast Asian colubrid snake formerly placed in the genus Elaphe.

Reddish Rat Snake
Colubridae

Reddish Rat Snake

Coelognathus erythrurus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Coelognathus erythrurus, the Philippine rat snake, is a colubrid species found in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Mandarin Ratsnake
Colubridae

Mandarin Ratsnake

Euprepiophis mandarinus (Cantor, 1842)

Euprepiophis mandarinus is a small maximum 1.4 m rat snake found across East and South Asia.

Japanese Forest Ratsnake
Colubridae

Japanese Forest Ratsnake

Euprepiophis conspicillata (Boie, 1826)

Euprepiophis conspicillata is a reptile native to Japan and disputed Kunashir Island, with adults typically 70–100 cm long.

Frog-eating Rat Snake
Colubridae

Frog-eating Rat Snake

Oocatochus rufodorsatus (Cantor, 1842)

Oocatochus rufodorsatus, the only species in the colubrid genus Oocatochus, lives in East Asia, with an unconfirmed Taiwan record.

Red Mountain Ratsnake
Colubridae

Red Mountain Ratsnake

Oreocryptophis porphyraceus (Cantor, 1839)

Oreocryptophis porphyraceus is a crepuscular terrestrial rat snake found across South and East Asia, popular in captivity.

Yellow-red Rat Snake
Colubridae

Yellow-red Rat Snake

Pseudelaphe flavirufa (Cope, 1867)

Pseudelaphe flavirufa is an oviparous forest-dwelling snake found in Mexico and Central America.

Yucatan Rat Snake
Colubridae

Yucatan Rat Snake

Pseudelaphe phaescens (Dowling, 1952)

Pseudelaphe phaescens, the Yucatán rat snake, is a colubrid snake species found in Mexico.

Striped Whipsnake
Colubridae

Striped Whipsnake

Masticophis taeniatus (Hallowell, 1852)

Masticophis taeniatus, the striped whipsnake, is a North American snake found across the western US and northern Mexico.

Schott's Whipsnake
Colubridae

Schott's Whipsnake

Masticophis schotti Baird & Girard, 1853

Schott's whip snake (Masticophis schotti) is a colubrid snake found in Texas, US and western Mexico up to 2300 m.

Neotropical Whip Snake
Colubridae

Neotropical Whip Snake

Masticophis mentovarius (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Masticophis mentovarius, the neotropical whip snake, is a snake species found across parts of Central America, Mexico, and northern South America.

Baja California Coachwhip
Colubridae

Baja California Coachwhip

Masticophis fuliginosus (Cope, 1895)

The Baja California coachwhip (Masticophis fuliginosus) is a large fast snake ranging from southern California to Baja California.

Coachwhip
Colubridae

Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802)

Masticophis flagellum, the coachwhip, is a thin North American snake with variable color that lives in open habitats.

Sonoran Whipsnake
Colubridae

Sonoran Whipsnake

Masticophis bilineatus (Jan, 1863)

The Sonoran whip snake, Masticophis bilineatus, is a snake species found in the United States and Mexico.

Striped Racer
Colubridae

Striped Racer

Masticophis lateralis (Hallowell, 1853)

Masticophis lateralis, the California whipsnake, is a slender striped snake found in California and Baja California across varied habitats.

Slender Racer
Colubridae

Slender Racer

Orientocoluber spinalis (Peters, 1866)

Orientocoluber spinalis is a slender, highly mobile 50–90 cm snake found in Asia.

Puffing Snake
Colubridae

Puffing Snake

Phrynonax poecilonotus (Günther, 1858)

Phrynonax poecilonotus is a highly variably colored snake ranging from Mexico to northern and central South America.

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