Wildlifeof China
Indochinese Rat Snake
Colubrid Snakes
Photo: Teddy Gilbert (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0
Ptyas korros
Basic stats
Diet
Rodents, birds, lizards and frogs
Habitat
Diurnal, arboreal and terrestrial; up to 3,000 m
Range
Nepal, India, Myanmar, mainland and island Southeast Asia, Taiwan and southern China
Size
Head and body about 108 cm; tail about 70 cm
The Indochinese or Chinese rat snake (Ptyas korros) is a colubrid with a wide range from Nepal and north-eastern India across Southeast Asia to Indonesia, Taiwan and southern China, where it occurs in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan and Hong Kong. It has been found up to 3,000 m. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
A typical specimen has a head and body of about 1,080 mm and a tail of 700 mm. It is brown or olive above, often yellow and edged with black toward the rear, with a yellow belly, and has 15 dorsal scale rows at midbody. It is diurnal, both arboreal and terrestrial, and eats rodents, birds, lizards and frogs. Females lay 4–12 eggs in June–July. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Indochinese Rat Snake eat?
- Rodents, birds, lizards and frogs
- What habitat does the Indochinese Rat Snake live in?
- Diurnal, arboreal and terrestrial; up to 3,000 m
- Where is the Indochinese Rat Snake found?
- Nepal, India, Myanmar, mainland and island Southeast Asia, Taiwan and southern China
- How big is the Indochinese Rat Snake?
- Head and body about 108 cm; tail about 70 cm