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title: "Baird's Ratsnake"
description: "Pantherophis bairdi — Reptiles. Pantherophis bairdi is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/baird-s-ratsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Baird's Ratsnake

> Pantherophis bairdi — Reptiles. Pantherophis bairdi is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Pantherophis bairdi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 707
- Wikidata: [Q2701965](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2701965)
- iNaturalist taxon: [59646](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/59646)

## Names

- en: Baird's Ratsnake
- de: Bairds Kletternatter
- es: Culebra ratonera del noreste

## Countries with the most observations

US (511), MX (141)

## Summary

Pantherophis bairdi is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northeastern Mexico. No subspecies are recognized as being valid.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantherophis_bairdi

## Photo

![Baird's Ratsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/baird-s-ratsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Textile Ranger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183163446

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/baird-s-ratsnake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).