Cantor's Ratsnake-- (Elaphe cantoris)

Cantor's Ratsnake (Elaphe cantoris)

Orthriophis (Elaphe) cantoris

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Scientific Name: Elaphe cantoris (Boulenger, 1894)

Common Names: Cantor's Ratsnake

Size: 150 to 160 cm (up to 200 cm)

Distribution: Nepal, N. Burma, Assam region of India

Other Info: Elaphe cantoris is a large ratsnake very rarely seen, although many specimens have been collected in the past, there are very few in captivity today.
Very little is known about this snake, but it appears to be very similar in body shape and color pattern to E. moellendorffi.
E. cantoris seems to be a montane species, being collected at higher elevations. 10 eggs were found in a wild caught specimen, and a friend working with this species had a female lay six eggs.
We hope to learn more about this species in the near future.

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Scientific Name:	Elaphe cantoris (Boulenger, 1894)
Common Names:	Cantor's Ratsnake
Size:	150 to 160 cm (up to 200 cm)
Distribution:	Nepal, N. Burma, Assam region of India
Other Info:	Elaphe cantoris is a large ratsnake very rarely seen, although many specimens have been collected in the past, there are very few in captivity today. Very little is known about this snake, but it appears to be very similar in body shape and color pattern to E. moellendorffi. E. cantoris seems to be a montane species, being collected at higher elevations. 10 eggs were found in a wild caught specimen, and a friend working with this species had a female lay six eggs. We hope to learn more about this species in the near future.