Species: Ptyas korros
English Name: Chinese Rat Snake, Indo-Chinese Rat Snake
Chinese Name: 灰鼠蛇
Family: Colubridae
Description:
Non-venomous snake with 120-150 cm long, but can grow up to 180 cm. It has very large eyes and is olive-brown to brown above and pale below. It occurs in agricultural or forest areas, particularly grassy banks of reservoirs and edges of cultivated fields and ponds.
© 2011 Bernard Dupont
© 2011 Bernard Dupont
© 2013 Steve Kharmawphlang
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References:
– Zhao, E., Leung, V., Leung, C. V. (1999). Notes on amphibians and reptiles of Macau. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 18 (4) , 147-150.