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title: "Indo-Chinese Rat Snake"
description: "Ptyas korros — Reptiles. Ptyas korros, commonly known as the Chinese rat snake or Indo-Chinese rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/indo-chinese-rat-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indo-Chinese Rat Snake

> Ptyas korros — Reptiles. Ptyas korros, commonly known as the Chinese rat snake or Indo-Chinese rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Ptyas korros*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 2150
- Wikidata: [Q2673545](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2673545)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28870](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28870)

## Names

- en: Indo-Chinese Rat Snake
- de: Indomalayische Rattenschlange

## Countries with the most observations

TH (679), ID (486), HK (209), VN (181), CN (162), MY (69), TW (69), IN (42), KH (41), MO (23), MM (21), BD (17)

## Summary

Ptyas korros, commonly known as the Chinese rat snake or Indo-Chinese rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Southeast Asia.

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

## Photo

![Indo-Chinese Rat Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indo-chinese-rat-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Felix E. Klee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283271642

## Machine access

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