Western Ratsnake

Illustrated: Adult western ratsnake, Missouri dark form: long shiny black body with subtle dorsal keels, white upper lip, chin and throat, a glimpse of white and black checked belly, tiny muted reddish spaces between some flank scales. Slender rounded head and long smoothly tapered tail, relaxed S curve.

Pantherophis obsoletus

All languages

English

Western Ratsnake

Japanese

Pantherophis obsoletus — Scientific name; Japanese name under review

Korean

서부구렁이 — seobugureongi

Spanish

Pantherophis obsoletus — Scientific name; Spanish name under review

French

Serpent ratier noir

German

Erdnatter

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.