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European Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

Description:

This species is one of only three snakes to occur in Great Britain. Its a non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.

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4 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Great pic moralcoral! ceherzog, 3 snake species is at least 3 more than neighbouring Ireland, which has none:-)

Palaimon
Palaimon 12 years ago

nice picture!!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

There are only 3 snake species in Great Britain? Almost unbelievable.

Nice photo.

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

Love this picture..

moralcoral
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moralcoral

Borough of Colchester, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Jan 9, 2011
Submitted on Oct 25, 2011

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