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title: "East-Four-lined Ratsnake"
description: "Elaphe sauromates — Rettili. The blotched snake (Elaphe sauromates), a member of the Colubrinae subfamily of the family Colubridae, is a nonvenomous snake found in Eastern Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/east-four-lined-ratsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# East-Four-lined Ratsnake

> Elaphe sauromates — Rettili. The blotched snake (Elaphe sauromates), a member of the Colubrinae subfamily of the family Colubridae, is a nonvenomous snake found in Eastern Europe.

- Scientific name: *Elaphe sauromates*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 541
- Wikidata: [Q5088411](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5088411)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30285](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30285)

## Names

- en: East-Four-lined Ratsnake
- de: Fleckennatter
- fr: Couleuvre tachetée

## Countries with the most observations

UA (285), RU (82), BG (45), TR (35), GR (32), KZ (23), RO (11)

## Summary

The blotched snake (Elaphe sauromates), a member of the Colubrinae subfamily of the family Colubridae, is a nonvenomous snake found in Eastern Europe. It grows up to 260 cm (8 ft 6 in) in length but the medium is 120 to 160 cm. It is one of the largest European snakes. The species has been of cultural and historical significance for its role in ancient Greek and Roman mythology and derived symbolism.
For symbolism of the blotched snake, see Serpent (symbolism).

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

## Photo

![East-Four-lined Ratsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/east-four-lined-ratsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Svitlana Kyiak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184112508

## Machine access

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