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Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Also known as: Western Ratsnake • Western rat snake • rat snake
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Colubridae• Order: Squamata
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Rat Snake, Western Ratsnake, Western rat snake, rat snake, Everglades Ratsnake (rossalleni), Texas Rat Snake (lindheimeri), Western Rat Snake (obsoleta), Yellow Rat Snake (quadrivittata), Eastern Rat Snake, black rat snake, Black rat snake, Texas Rat Snake, Texas Ratsnake, Western Rat Snake
Class:
Lepidosauria
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Texas, US
1
E Locust Ave, Enid, OK, US
1
527 Co Rd 4777, Warren, TX 77664, USA
1
Frate Barker Rd, Austin, TX, US
1
2322 N 700th Rd, Eudora, KS, US
1
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First: 4/5/2014 · Latest: 10/15/2025
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