Brown Rat Snake
Ptyas fusca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPtyas (Asian Rat Snakes)
- SpeciesPtyas fusca (Brown Rat Snake)
Ptyas fusca, commonly known as the white-bellied rat snake or brown rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. The white-bellied rat snake prefers forested habitats. They are known to prey on frogs and lizards and fish. It is known to remain still and hold neck erect when disturbed-a threatening posture. The adults range from brown to brick-red colour on the upper surface. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Rat Snake sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Common Bronze-back
Dendrelaphis pictus
Paradise Flying Snake
Chrysopelea paradisi
Gold-ringed Cat Snake
Boiga dendrophila
Gray Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
Brown Whip Snake
Dryophiops rubescens
Dark Wolf Snake
Lycodon albofuscus
White-spotted Cat Snake
Boiga drapiezii
Red-tailed Green Ratsnake
Gonyosoma oxycephalum
(Eight-) Striped Kukri Snake
Oligodon octolineatus
Scarce Wolf Snake
Lycodon effraenis
Black Copper Rat Snake
Coelognathus flavolineatus
Striped Dwarf Treesnake
Lycodon tristrigatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Rat Snake in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Rat Snake sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown Rat Snake in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brown Rat Snake in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.