Brown Rat Snake

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Ptyas fusca

Brown Rat Snake, a reference photo
Photo: Seshadri.K.S (K. S. Seshadri). · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Ptyas fusca, commonly known as the white-bellied rat snake or brown rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Brown Rat Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Ptyas
Species
Ptyas fusca

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