Steppe Rat Snake
Elaphe dione
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,509
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Elaphe dione, commonly known as Dione's rat snake, the steppe rat snake, or the steppes rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Asia and Eastern Europe. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. A large specimen from Putyatin Island measured up to 90 cm (3.0 ft) in length.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Steppe rat snake”.