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Grass snake
Conservation status
Grass snake
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Natrix
Species:
N. natrix
Binomial name
Natrix natrix
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Natrix natrix range map
Synonyms
  • Coluber natrix Linnaeus, 1758
  • Natrix vulgaris Laurenti, 1768
  • Tropidonotus natrix F. Boie, 1827
  • Natrix natrix Stejneger, 1907

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

  1. ^ European Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). "Natrix natrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T14368A4436775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14368A4436775.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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