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title: "Central Ratsnake"
description: "Pantherophis alleghaniensis — Répteis. The central ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), also commonly known as the black ratsnake, chicken snake, gray ratsnake, midland ratsnake, and pilot black snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/central-ratsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Central Ratsnake

> Pantherophis alleghaniensis — Répteis. The central ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), also commonly known as the black ratsnake, chicken snake,  gray ratsnake, midland ratsnake, and pilot black snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Pantherophis alleghaniensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 61361
- iNaturalist taxon: [1661279](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1661279)

## Names

- en: Central Ratsnake
- de: Gelbe Erdnatter

## Countries with the most observations

US (57099), CA (2137)

## Summary

The central ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), also commonly known as the black ratsnake, chicken snake,  gray ratsnake, midland ratsnake, and pilot black snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The gray ratsnake is one of eight species within the American ratsnake genus Pantherophis.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Alejandro Santillana · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6401332

## Machine access

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