[citation needed] P. ventromaculatus is a graceful snake with a smooth, round, elongate, gradually tapering body, and a tail more than one-fourth the total length.

The sides of the body have similar smaller spots alternating with interspaces which may be broader or narrower than them.

These may consist of: Adults are usually 90 to 120 cm (35 to 47 in) in total length (including tail), and have been recorded to grow up to 1.28 m (4.2 ft) .

[2] Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Platyceps.

P. ventromaculatus inhabits mainly stony hillsides, open or cultivated land, and sometimes congested urban areas.

[citation needed] P. ventromaculatus is a fast active snake, which gives rise to one of its common names, glossy-bellied racer.