Elaphe

Ranging from genus level such as Elaphe (which actually contained animals such as the radiated ‘ratsnake’ that turned out to be racers) to family (such as Colubridae which it turned out contained multiple family level divisions, some of which it turned out were much closer to cobras that corn snakes)

In the, "it's so sad, it's funny" category today... - The Panda's Thumb 2005

The forest areas contain several rare reptiles, including Vipera ursini, Elaphe longissiuma, and Eremias arguta deserti.

Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania 2009

There are 18 species of fish, 6 being endangered in Bulgaria including the rare asp Aspius aspius, 15 species of reptiles including the Aesculapian snake Elaphe longissimus, and 12 amphibians; one, the eastern spadefoot Pelobates syriacus, recently discovered in Bulgaria for the first time, is listed in the Red Book for Bulgaria.

Srebarna Nature Reserve, Bulgaria 2009

The previous one was a Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta.

Juvenile Northern Brown Snake AYDIN 2008

When I first saw this head sticking out of a gap between the blocks in the wall, I thought it was of a dead black rat snake* Elaphe obsoleta.

Archive 2008-04-01 AYDIN 2008

Notable reptiles are Phrynocephalus versicolor, Elaphe dione, and Agkistrdoon halus.

Altai montane forest and forest steppe 2008

Representative snakes include the Trans-Pecos ratsnake (Elaphe subocularis), Texas blackheaded snake (Tantilla atriceps), and whipsnakes (Masticophis taeniatus and M. flagellum lineatus).

Chihuahuan desert 2008

When I first saw this head sticking out of a gap between the blocks in the wall, I thought it was of a dead black rat snake* Elaphe obsoleta.

Black rat snake in the wall AYDIN 2008

Typical Turanian desert reptiles found here include Central Asian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi), Elaphe quatuorlineata, toad agama (Phrynocephalus ocellatus), runner Eremias arguta, gecko Alsophylax pipiens; in sand massifs, skink gecko (Teratoscincus scincus).

Caspian lowland desert 2008

There are 7 species of amphibians and 10 species of reptiles on the territory, including the rare and endemic species Takydromus wolteri, Elaphe schrenki, E. rufodesata, Agristrodon blomhoffi and A. saxatilis.

Central Sikhote-Alin, Russian Federation 2008