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title: "Eastern Ratsnake"
description: "Pantherophis quadrivittatus — Reptiles. Pantherophis quadrivittatus, commonly called the yellow ratsnake or eastern ratsnake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/eastern-ratsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Ratsnake

> Pantherophis quadrivittatus — Reptiles. Pantherophis quadrivittatus, commonly called the yellow ratsnake or eastern ratsnake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Pantherophis quadrivittatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt)
- iNaturalist observations: 12977
- iNaturalist taxon: [1660911](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1660911)

## Names

- en: Eastern Ratsnake

## Countries with the most observations

US (12259)

## Summary

Pantherophis quadrivittatus, commonly called the yellow ratsnake or eastern ratsnake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Michael W Belitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62260366

## Machine access

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