Wildlifeof China
Carinate Rat Snake
Colubrid Snakes
Photo: Rainer Breitling (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0
Ptyas carinata
Basic stats
Diet
Probably opportunistic predators
Range
Southeast Asia; Reptile Database also lists Myanmar and China (Yunnan)
Size
1.21–2.75 m in Taiwan; reported maximum about 4 m
The keeled or carinate rat snake (Ptyas carinata), also called king koros, is a colubrid that is probably the largest living species in its family. Adults measured in Taiwan ranged from 1.21 to 2.75 m, with a reported maximum of about 4 m. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Wikipedia lists its range as Southeast Asia, while the Reptile Database also gives Myanmar and Yunnan in China. Males reportedly average slightly larger than females. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Carinate Rat Snake eat?
- Probably opportunistic predators
- Where is the Carinate Rat Snake found?
- Southeast Asia; Reptile Database also lists Myanmar and China (Yunnan)
- How big is the Carinate Rat Snake?
- 1.21–2.75 m in Taiwan; reported maximum about 4 m