- Elaphe schrenckii
Taxobox | name = Manchurian Black Water Snake
regnum =Animal ia
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 inKorea and adjacent portions of China and Russia. It is the largest indigenous snake on theKorean 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 inRussia andSouth Korea .ee also
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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]
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