Radiated ratsnake

Radiated ratsnake
C. radiatus in threat display
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Coelognathus
Species: C. radiata
Binomial name
Coelognathus radiata
(F. Boie, 1827)[1]
Synonyms
  • Coluber radiatus BOIE 1827
  • Coluber radiatus SCHLEGEL 1837: 135
  • Coluber quadrifasciatus CANTOR 1839
  • Tropidonotus quinque CANTOR 1839
  • Coelognathus radiata FITZINGER 1843
  • Elaphis radiatus DUMÉRIL 1853
  • Plagiodon radiata DUMÉRIL 1853
  • Compsosoma radiatum DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 292
  • Elaphis (Compsosoma) radiatum BLEEKER 1857
  • Spilotes radiatus GÜNTHER 1858
  • Elaphis radiatus JAN 1863
  • Coluber radiatus BOULENGER 1894: 61
  • Coluber (Compsosoma) radiatus MÜLLER 1895: 203
  • Coluber radiatus WALL 1908: 327
  • Elaphe radiata BARBOUR 1912
  • Elaphe radiata POPE 1929
  • Coelognathus radiatus COCHRAN 1930
  • Elaphe radiata SMITH 1943
  • Elaphe radiata SCHULZ 1996: 219
  • Elaphe radiata MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 344
  • Elaphe radiata COX et al. 1998: 51
  • Elaphe radiata LAZELL et al. 1999
  • Elaphe radiata CHAN-ARD et al. 1999: 166
  • Coelognathus radiatus GUMPRECHT 2000
  • Coelognathus radiatus UTIGER et al. 2002
  • Elaphe radiata ZIEGLER 2002: 231
  • Coelognathus radiatus WINCHELL 2003
  • Coelognathus radiatus GUMPRECHT 2003
  • Elaphe radiata PAUWELS et al. 2003
  • Coelognathus radiata ZIEGLER et al. 2007
  • Elaphe radiatus MURTHY 2010

The radiated ratsnake, copperhead rat snake, or copper-headed trinket snake (Coelognathus radiata) is a nonvenomous[2] species of colubrid snake.

Temperament

These snakes are generally very defensive. They are very confident in their ability to defend themselves so you must be very confident in order to remotely have a chance at controlling this species. They are also a good trainer snakes for those looking to get into cobras and other elapids.

Distribution

Type locality: Java (Boie, 1827)

References

  1. http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id58575/ (Retrieved Feb. 18, 2010.)
  2. Copper-headed Trinket Snake, Snakes Of India, Toxicology Centre.com
  3. Coelognathus radiatus (Boie, 1827) The Reptile Database. (Retrieved 20 Sep. 2014)


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