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title: "Westliche Fuchsnatter"
description: "Pantherophis ramspotti — Reptilien. Pantherophis ramspotti, commonly known as the western fox snake, is a species of rat snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/western-foxsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Westliche Fuchsnatter

> Pantherophis ramspotti — Reptilien. Pantherophis ramspotti, commonly known as the western fox snake, is a species of rat snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Pantherophis ramspotti*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1487
- Wikidata: [Q3362475](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3362475)
- iNaturalist taxon: [108348](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/108348)

## Names

- en: Western Foxsnake
- de: Westliche Fuchsnatter

## Countries with the most observations

US (1439)

## Summary

Pantherophis ramspotti, commonly known as the western fox snake, is a species of rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the upper Midwestern United States, west of the Mississippi River. It is nonvenomous.

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

## Photo

![Westliche Fuchsnatter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-foxsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: jonnas___ · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/226246827

## Machine access

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