Elaphe schrenckii

Taxobox | name = Manchurian Black Water Snake
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Colubridae
subfamilia = Colubrinae
genus = "Elaphe"
species = "E. schrenckii"
binomial = "Elaphe schrenckii"
binomial_authority = (Strauch, 1873)
synonyms = The Amur ratsnake, Korean ratsnake, Russian ratsnake ("Elaphe schrenckii") exists in two varieties, black and yellow. It is found in Korea and adjacent portions of China and Russia. It is the largest indigenous snake on the Korean Peninsula and is typically 140-180 cm long.

"Elaphe schrenckii" is a kind of rat snake, feeding primarily on small mammals. It is often found in stone fences and is killed for pharmaceutical use. It is officially a protected species in Russia and South Korea.

ee also

*Oriental medicine
*List of snakes in Korea

External links

[http://www.turumi.go.kr/USER/ASP/D_B41000_I.asp?Page=1&Menutype=5&Fchocode=01&Funicode=20003&str_no=1 Photo]

* [http://www.ratsnakefoundation.org The Ratsnake Foundation]