Cave-dwelling Rat Snake

Elaphe taeniura ridleyi

Elaphe taeniura ridleyi is one of several subspecies of the Beauty Rat Snake, Elaphe taeniurus. This snake is native to Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, and as the name implies, often lives deep within caves where its diet consists mainly of bats.
Orthriophis taeniurus ridleyi Cave Racer
Phanom Bencha | Thailand



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Appearance

They have a yellow to beige background color that darkens to a grey-black towards the tail. A white to cream mid-dorsal stripe starts about half of the way down the body and continues to the tip of tail. Both sides of the head are marked just behind the eye with a black stripe surrounded by blue.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusElaphe
Species
Photographed in
Thailand