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title: "Serpiente Rata Europea"
description: "Zamenis situla — Reptiles. The European ratsnake (Zamenis situla), also known commonly as the leopard snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake belonging to the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/european-ratsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Serpiente Rata Europea

> Zamenis situla — Reptiles. The European ratsnake (Zamenis situla), also known commonly as the leopard snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake belonging to the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Zamenis situla*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 614
- Wikidata: [Q849025](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849025)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74011](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74011)

## Names

- en: European Ratsnake
- de: Leopardnatter
- es: Serpiente Rata Europea
- fr: Couleuvre léopard
- nl: Luipaardslang
- pl: Połoz lamparci

## Countries with the most observations

GR (256), HR (177), IT (52), ME (24), UA (20), AL (10), BG (8), TR (8), MT (5)

## Summary

The European ratsnake (Zamenis situla), also known commonly as the leopard snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake belonging to the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. This species is native to southeastern Europe and western Anatolia.

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

## Photo

![Serpiente Rata Europea](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-ratsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hubert Sztyler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/400597600

## Machine access

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