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title: "Steppe Ratsnake"
description: "Elaphe dione — Rettili. Elaphe dione, commonly known as Dione's rat snake, the steppe rat snake, or the steppes rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/steppe-ratsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Steppe Ratsnake

> Elaphe dione — Rettili. Elaphe dione, commonly known as Dione's rat snake, the steppe rat snake, or the steppes rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Elaphe dione*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 2309
- Wikidata: [Q533192](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q533192)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30282](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30282)

## Names

- en: Steppe Ratsnake
- de: Steppennatter
- fr: Couleuvre de Dioné
- nl: Steppeslang

## Countries with the most observations

KR (779), RU (734), CN (295), KZ (149), IR (78), MN (55), KG (33), UA (22), GE (8), UZ (8), AZ (5), KP (4)

## Summary

Elaphe dione, commonly known as Dione's rat snake, the steppe rat snake, or the steppes rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Asia and Eastern Europe. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. A large specimen from Putyatin Island measured up to 90 cm (3.0 ft) in length.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Дима Орлов · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113396210

## Machine access

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