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Elaphe obsoleta
Texas Ratsnake
Pea Ridge National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elaphe obsoleta (Say in James, 1823)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes, Family Colubridae, Genus Pantherophis, Species Elaphe obsoleta


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Thicket National Preserve	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	National Mall and Memorial Parks
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Piscataway Park	Rock Creek Park
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	6/9/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 11:59:49 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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