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title: "Copperhead Rat Snake"
description: "Coelognathus radiatus — Reptielen. Coelognathus radiatus, commonly known as the radiated ratsnake, copperhead rat snake, or copper-headed trinket snake, is a nonvenomous species of colubrid snake."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/copperhead-rat-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Copperhead Rat Snake

> Coelognathus radiatus — Reptielen. Coelognathus radiatus, commonly known as the radiated ratsnake, copperhead rat snake, or copper-headed trinket snake, is a nonvenomous species of colubrid snake.

- Scientific name: *Coelognathus radiatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1225
- Wikidata: [Q1005850](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1005850)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30235](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30235)

## Names

- en: Copperhead Rat Snake
- de: Strahlennatter
- it: Elaphe radiata

## Countries with the most observations

TH (379), HK (177), CN (115), VN (113), IN (83), ID (79), MY (73), KH (21), BD (18), LA (16), MM (16), NP (7)

## Summary

Coelognathus radiatus, commonly known as the radiated ratsnake, copperhead rat snake, or copper-headed trinket snake, is a nonvenomous species of colubrid snake.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: secooke1 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36089705

## Machine access

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