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Grass snake
Species of snake / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the European grass snake or ringed snake, Natrix natrix. "Grass snake" is also used in the United Kingdom to refer to the barred grass snake (N. helvetica) and in North America to refer to the smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) and the rough green snake (O. aestivus).
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.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Natrix |
Species: | N. natrix |
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Natrix natrix | |
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