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European Ratsnake

Zamenis situla

Classification

The European ratsnake (Zamenis situla), also known commonly as the leopard snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake belonging to the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. This species is native to southeastern Europe and western Anatolia. Taxonomy The European ratsnake was first formally described as "Coluber Situla" by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae published in 1758.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Italy · 33