Coelognathus radiatus (F. Boie 1827)

Coelognathus radiatus, commonly known as the radiated ratsnake, copperhead rat snake, or copper-headed trinket snake, is a nonvenomous^[2][3] species of colubrid snake.

Temperament

These snakes are usually defensive in nature which makes it hard to catch or control them.^{[4] [5]}

Common names

• German: Strahlennatter
• English:
  • Copperhead racer
  • Copperhead rat snake
  • Radiated rat snake
  • Copper-headed trinket snake
• Thai: งูทางมะพร้าว, ngu taang mapao
• Myanmar: ငန်းစောင်း
• Bengali (Bangladesh): দুধরাজ (Dudhraj), আরবালি সাপ (Arbali sap)

Distribution

• Indonesia (Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo/Kalimantan, Java), Bali
• Malaysia and Brunei (Malaya and East Malaysia); Borneo,
• Singapore Island,
• Burma (Myanmar),
• Thailand (including Phuket), Koh Phangan

• Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,
• Japan (Ryukyu Islands),
• India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (Miao - Changlang district, Chessa, Chimpu, Itanagar - Papum Pare district) [A. Captain, pers. comm.]),
• Bangladesh, Nepal,
• South China (Fujian, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong),
• Nepal^[6]

Type locality: Java^[7]

References