#1761 · 🦎 reptiles

Oriental Rat Snake

🇳🇱 Ptyas mucosus ·Ptyas mucosa

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

Ptyas mucosa , commonly known as the oriental ratsnake , Indian rat snake , ' darash' or dhaman , is a common species of colubrid snake found in parts of South and Southeast Asia. 8 ft). Their colour varies from pale browns in dry regions to nearly black in moist forest areas. Dhamans are diurnal, semi-arboreal, non-venomous, and fast-moving. Dhamans eat a variety of prey and are frequently found...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,828iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,828 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).