Grass Snake
Natrix natrix
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Natrix
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 36
- How common
- Common
About
Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria and 31 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, temperate coniferous forest, boreal forest and 46 more. Common: recorded in 9242 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.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Boreal Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Steppe
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Heathland
- Mountain Slopes
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
Related snakes
- Natrix flagelliformis
- Dice Snake Natrix tessellata
- Viperine Snake Natrix maura
- Natrix longivertebrata
- Natrix parva
- Natrix forsteri
- Natrix merkurensis
- Iberian Grass Snake Natrix astreptophora
- Grass Snake (helvetica) Natrix helvetica
- 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.