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Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

Photo by Gaia80
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Field Notes

Description:

Non venomous snake about 45 cm length, circular pupils instead of the vertical and white spots behind its head is sure signs that this is the Natrix natrix.

Habitat:

Dirt road through ancient leaf forest.

Notes:

Redlisted as LC(least concern)

Reference Links:

Grass snake - Wikipedia

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Comments (1)
Tukup
Most snakes in the Natrix genus are really nasty but that is a pretty snake. Thanks for sharing Gaia.

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