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title: "Rhinechis scalaris"
description: "Zamenis scalaris — Rettili. The ladder snake (Zamenis scalaris) is a species of non-venomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/ladder-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rhinechis scalaris

> Zamenis scalaris — Rettili. The ladder snake (Zamenis scalaris) is a species of non-venomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Zamenis scalaris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5551
- Wikidata: [Q1860532](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1860532)
- iNaturalist taxon: [540328](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/540328)

## Names

- en: Ladder Snake
- de: Treppennatter
- es: Culebra de Escalera
- fr: Couleuvre à échelons
- it: Rhinechis scalaris
- nl: Trapslang
- pt: Cobra-de-escada
- pl: Połoz drabinkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ES (3024), PT (1243), FR (876)

## Summary

The ladder snake (Zamenis scalaris) is a species of non-venomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to southwestern Europe.

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

## Photo

![Rhinechis scalaris](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ladder-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: michael_martinez64 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/359487632

## Machine access

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