Grass Snake (helvetica)
Natrix helvetica
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Natrix
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 13
- How common
- Common
About
Grass Snake (helvetica) (Natrix helvetica) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and 8 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, woodland and 39 more. Common: recorded in 3777 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Natrix flagelliformis
- Dice Snake Natrix tessellata
- Viperine Snake Natrix maura
- Grass Snake Natrix natrix
- Natrix longivertebrata
- Natrix parva
- Natrix forsteri
- Natrix merkurensis
- Iberian Grass Snake Natrix astreptophora
- Natrix mlynarskii
- Natrix hillmani
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.