Ptyas korros, commonly known as the Chinese rat snake or Indo-Chinese rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Southeast Asia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Indo-Chinese 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.
Easily confused with
- Ptyas mucosa
- Psammophis mossambicus
- Chironius xaraes
- Masticophis mentovarius
- Naja sputatrix — considered venomous
- Erythrolamprus semiaureus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ptyas
- Species
- Ptyas korros
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