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Grass snake

Natrix natrix

2 Species ID Suggestions

Doug Sires
Doug Sires 11 years ago
Grass snake
Natrix natrix
Grass snake
Natrix Natrix Grass snake


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4 Comments

MartinUrban
MartinUrban 11 years ago

Great Photo ! You can add this spotting to the 'Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe' Mission! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1329...

dnl.grosso
dnl.grosso 11 years ago

Thanks, I think you're right. In my local dialect it is called something like "The frog-eating snake".

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Supposed to be a harmless snake.

Doug Sires
Doug Sires 11 years ago

My best guess is the grass snake (Natrix natrix), the yellow band behind the neck is what did it for me.

dnl.grosso
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dnl.grosso

Crema, Lombardia, Italy

Spotted on Jun 11, 2012
Submitted on Jun 11, 2012

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