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title: "King Ratsnake"
description: "Elaphe carinata — Reptiles. Elaphe carinata, the king ratsnake, is a species of Colubrid snake found in Southeast and East Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/king-ratsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# King Ratsnake

> Elaphe carinata — Reptiles. Elaphe carinata, the king ratsnake,  is a species of Colubrid snake found in Southeast and East Asia.

- Scientific name: *Elaphe carinata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 1309
- Wikidata: [Q716276](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716276)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30217](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30217)

## Names

- en: King Ratsnake
- de: Gekielte Kletternatter
- nl: Taiwanese stinkslang

## Countries with the most observations

TW (785), CN (377), JP (8)

## Summary

Elaphe carinata, the king ratsnake,  is a species of Colubrid snake found in Southeast and East Asia.

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

## Photo

![King Ratsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/king-ratsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: 烏衣行 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183817898

## Machine access

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