---
title: "Rauhe Erdschlange"
description: "Virginia striatula — Reptilien. Virginia striatula (formerly Haldea striatula), commonly called the rough earth snake, is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid snake native to the Southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/rough-earthsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rauhe Erdschlange

> Virginia striatula — Reptilien. Virginia striatula (formerly Haldea striatula), commonly called the rough earth snake,  is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid snake native to the Southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Virginia striatula*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 14560
- Wikidata: [Q44213141](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44213141)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28102](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28102)

## Names

- en: Rough Earthsnake
- de: Rauhe Erdschlange

## Countries with the most observations

US (13918)

## Summary

Virginia striatula (formerly Haldea striatula), commonly called the rough earth snake,  is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid snake native to the Southeastern United States.

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

## Photo

![Rauhe Erdschlange](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rough-earthsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: jodynaturenut · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141198782

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rough-earthsnake?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).