Summary ⁷

The grass snake (Natrix natrix), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Vitaliy Khustochka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8289389@N04/4216474223
2. (c) Karl Larsaeus, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Natrix_natrix_%28Karl_L%29.jpg/460px-Natrix_natrix_%28Karl_L%29.jpg
3. (c) Piet Spaans, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/NatrixNatrix.JPG/460px-NatrixNatrix.JPG
4. Jonas Bergsten, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Natrix_natrix_20060810_001.jpg/460px-Natrix_natrix_20060810_001.jpg
5. (c) Piet Spaans Viridiflavus, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/BatrixNatrixBellyPattern.JPG/460px-BatrixNatrixBellyPattern.JPG
6. (c) Wikimedia Commons, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Meshchera01.jpg/460px-Meshchera01.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrix_natrix

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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