Wildlifeof India
Ptyas nigromarginata
Colubrid Snakes
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Ptyas nigromarginata
Basic stats
Diet
Lizards and frogs
Habitat
500–2,300m
Range
Parts of South-east Asia including north-east India, China, Myanmar and Vietnam; type locality Darjeeling
Size
Up to 2.26m, including a 0.65m tail
The green rat snake, or black-bordered rat snake, is a large, slender, agile colubrid snake that may reach a total length of 2.26 m, including a tail of 0.65 m. It is green above with each back scale edged in black, a brownish head top and a greenish-white underside (Wikipedia, general species account).
It has been recorded between 500 m and 2,300 m, and reportedly feeds on lizards and frogs. The type locality is Darjeeling. The Reptile Database lists Darjeeling, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
Quick answers
- What does the Ptyas nigromarginata eat?
- Lizards and frogs
- What habitat does the Ptyas nigromarginata live in?
- 500–2,300m
- Where is the Ptyas nigromarginata found?
- Parts of South-east Asia including north-east India, China, Myanmar and Vietnam; type locality Darjeeling
- How big is the Ptyas nigromarginata?
- Up to 2.26m, including a 0.65m tail