Ptyas carinata, commonly known as the keeled rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake.
It is probably the largest extant species in the diverse colubrid family that includes just over half of living snake species. ( Wikipedia )
Largest of all the Ptyas rat snakes in Singapore. Head distinct relatively thick but slender body, which has a somewhat triangular cross section. Eyes large. Front part of the body brown to blackish, sometimes with faint pale banding. Rear half of the body yellowish brown to cream coloured, with distinctive black net pattern on the tail. Side of head and throat whitish, belly blackish. ( NParks )
It’s an adult snake, estimated more than 2 meters.
Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, December 2023
