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title: "Beauty Ratsnake"
description: "Elaphe taeniura — Gady. The beauty rat snake (Elaphe taeniura), also called the beauty ratsnake, the beauty snake, or the cave racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/beauty-ratsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Beauty Ratsnake

> Elaphe taeniura — Gady. The beauty rat snake (Elaphe taeniura), also called the beauty ratsnake, the beauty snake, or the cave racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Elaphe taeniura*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 1916
- Wikidata: [Q25693076](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25693076)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558884](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558884)

## Names

- en: Beauty Ratsnake
- de: Schönnatter
- fr: Couleuvre lignée

## Countries with the most observations

TW (651), CN (536), TH (177), MY (139), VN (50), JP (48), HK (22), ID (15), IN (10), MM (10), LA (4), BE (3)

## Summary

The beauty rat snake (Elaphe taeniura), also called the beauty ratsnake, the beauty snake, or the cave racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the eastern and southeastern regions of Asia. It is a long, thin, semi-arboreal species of snake with several recognized subspecies. This constrictor feeds on rodents, and though it is favored in some locations as a natural pest control or pet, it is also considered an invasive species in other locations.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/377715162

## Machine access

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