Wildlifeof China
Red-backed Rat Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Oocatochus rufodorsatus
China Red List: Least Concern (LC)
Basic stats
Diet
Frogs
Range
Eastern China, Korea and Russia
The frog-eating rat snake or red-backed rat snake (Oocatochus rufodorsatus) is the only species in its genus, found in East Asia in eastern China, Korea and Russia. The Reptile Database also mentions Taiwan, but other sources do not support this. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Red-backed Rat Snake eat?
- Frogs
- Where is the Red-backed Rat Snake found?
- Eastern China, Korea and Russia