Eastern rat snake

Eastern ratsnake
Adult eastern ratsnake
Murphys Point Provincial Park, Ontario
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pantherophis
Species:
P. quadrivittatus
Binomial name
Pantherophis quadrivittatus
(Holbrook, 1836)[2]
Synonyms

Pantherophis quadrivittatus, commonly called the eastern rat snake, is a species of non venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America.[10][11]

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