Ptyas carinata, commonly known as the keeled rat snake, also called King koros is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Singapore. This little known species is probably the largest extant species in the diverse colubrid family that includes just over half of living snake species. Known adult lengths of snakes of this species in Taiwan measured anywhere from 1.21 to 2.75 m (4 ft 0 in to 9 ft 0 in). However, the reportedly maximum size was about 4 m (13 ft 1 in). Males reportedly average slightly larger than females.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Keeled 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
- Ophiophagus bungarus — considered venomous
- Ptyas fusca
- Ophiophagus kaalinga — considered venomous
- Chironius laevicollis
- Ptyas mucosa
- Chironius grandisquamis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ptyas
- Species
- Ptyas carinata
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