Common name: the Grass Snake
Conservation status: Least Concern
Distribution: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Monte Negro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
Size: up to 1100 mm
Description: upperside coloration varies from dark green and grey to black with a yellow collar behind the head. Underside is whitish with irregular black stripes
Habitat: woodland and fields close to fresh water
Activity: diurnal, hibernation occurs from October-November to April
Diet: fish, amphibians
Reproduction: oviparous, breeding period occurs in April and May
Photo gallery:
N. n. natrix (Russian Federation, Province of Saratov)
