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Record 1 1977-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
DEF

A large genus of colubrid snakes comprising the rat snakes ... valuable as destroyers of rodents.

French

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  • Reptiles et amphibiens
CONT

Nous arrivons maintenant aux Couleuvres du genre Elaphe. [...] On peut citer parmi elles, le Serpent des blés (Elaphe guttata) des États-Unis, [...] le Serpent noir commun (Coluber constrictor) de la même région. [...] Le rôle de ces mangeurs de Rats est tenu en Asie par le Serpent-ratier (Ptyas mucosus) [...]

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