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Japanese Forest Ratsnake

Elaphe conspicillata

Photo by SargonR
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Field Notes

Description:

Japanese Forest Ratsnake spotted near Saiko Lake, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. I only had time to take a single photo of this guy before he disappeared through the moss presumably into a small burrow.

Reference Links:

Euprepiophis conspicillata - Wikipedia, Japanese Forest Ratsnake -- (Elaphe conspicillata)

Species ID Suggestions

Japanese Forest Ratsnake

Elaphe conspicillata

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Ornithoptera80
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Comments (1)
SargonR
Ornithoptera80, thanks for the help with the moths and other IDs!

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Reptiles of the World
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Snakes of the World
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Biodiversity of Central Japan
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Wildlife of Japan From Tokyo to Nagasaki

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PublishedJuly 28, 2020

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