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Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
rat snake
Valley Forge National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

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

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


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Washington Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Petersburg National Battlefield	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	9/11/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 2:15:00 PM

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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