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title: "Brown Rat Snake"
description: "Ptyas fusca — Reptielen. Ptyas fusca, commonly known as the white-bellied rat snake or brown rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/brown-rat-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown Rat Snake

> Ptyas fusca — Reptielen. Ptyas fusca, commonly known as the white-bellied rat snake or brown rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake.

- Scientific name: *Ptyas fusca*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 526
- Wikidata: [Q3410335](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3410335)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28869](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28869)

## Names

- en: Brown Rat Snake
- de: Braune Rattenschlange

## Countries with the most observations

MY (217), SG (182), TH (54), ID (49)

## Summary

Ptyas fusca, commonly known as the white-bellied rat snake or brown rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
The white-bellied rat snake prefers forested habitats. They are known to prey on frogs and lizards and fish. It is known to remain still and hold neck erect when disturbed-a threatening posture.
The adults range from brown to brick-red colour on the upper surface. Ventral scales are white to pale yellowish in colour. Thick black stripes on either side of the posterior body and tail is a characteristic feature. Juveniles often greenish in…

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

## Photo

![Brown Rat Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-rat-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241840327

## Machine access

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