Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa)

 

NON VENOMOUS

Common rat snake

(Ptyas mucosa)

Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) is large size snake.

• Average length :

  4 to 6 feet

• Maximum Recorded :

  12.2 feet

Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) feeds on rats, mice, lizards, small amphibians like frogs and toads, but they are also known to feed on birds and birds eggs

Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) are diurnal, semi-arboreal and non-venomous. They are very fast and quick snakes. When threatened it inflates its front body and growls loudly and can bite.

Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) preferred habitats are open forests, backyard garden, paddy, grassland, plantation, Damp grasslans, woodland, semi desert, close to human habitation.

Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) can be found throughout India

• India :

  Throughout India (including the Andaman Islands)

• Other Countries :

  Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Vietnam.

Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) is nonvenomous and totally harmless snake.

Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) gives eggs, At birth size of hatchlings is around 32–47 cm long.

• Oviparous :

  Lays eggs

• Mating season :

  Dec- Jun

• Incubation period :

  60-80 days

• Clutch size :

  5–35 eggs

Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) is Classified as Least Concern. Threats include accidental killings, hunting, deforestation.

• IUCN

Local names:

• Assamese :

  মচোৱা গোম সাপ, mosowa gom sap

• Gujarati :

  ધામણ, Dhaman

• Hindi :

  धामन, घोडा-पछाड़, अषाढ़िया, Dhaman, godapachad, ashadiya

• Kannada :

  ಕೇರೆ ಹಾವು, Kēre hāvu

• Malayalam :

  മഞ്ഞച്ചേര, manjacher

• Marathi :

  धामण, dhaman, आधेला, aadhela (वर्धा), अथेलवट, athelvat(तळ कोकण), घोडा-पछाड, godapachad (विदर्भ), दिवड, divad(गोवा), आंधळी, andhli(पालघर), गोड्याल, goadchal(गडचिरोली), मेनी धामण, meni dhaman (चंद्रपूर)

• Nepali :

  धामन, मुसे सर्प, dhaman, muse sarp

• Tamil :

  சாரைப்பாம்பு, Cāraippāmpu

Interesting Fact

Common rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) are the nature's own pest control, they eat almost everything and very often rats, mice, frogs, toad, bats, birds and as the same juvenile feed on insects.

References

• wikipedia
• S.R.O.