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title: "Four-lined Snake"
description: "Elaphe quatuorlineata — Reptiles. Elaphe quatuorlineata (common names: four-lined snake, Bulgarian ratsnake) is a member of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/four-lined-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Four-lined Snake

> Elaphe quatuorlineata — Reptiles. Elaphe quatuorlineata (common names: four-lined snake, Bulgarian ratsnake) is a member of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Elaphe quatuorlineata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1667
- Wikidata: [Q854499](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q854499)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30237](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30237)

## Names

- en: Four-lined Snake
- de: Vierstreifennatter
- es: Culebra de Cuatro Rayas
- fr: Couleuvre à quatre raies
- nl: Vierstreepslang

## Countries with the most observations

IT (496), HR (418), GR (380), ME (60), AL (43), BG (10), MK (9), BA (8)

## Summary

Elaphe quatuorlineata (common names: four-lined snake, Bulgarian ratsnake) is a member of the family Colubridae. The four-lined snake is a non-venomous species and one of the largest of the European snakes.

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

## Photo

![Four-lined Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/four-lined-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anna C · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296700116

## Machine access

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