European Grass Snake aka Ringed Snake. Latin name: Natrix natrix helvetica. Recognized by the yellow and black collar markings and olive green/olive b

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European Grass Snake aka Ringed Snake. Latin name: Natrix natrix helvetica. Recognized by the yellow and black collar markings and olive green/olive brown body, this harmless snake eats lizards and small animals. Females can reach over three feet in length. They use their forked tongue to 'smell'. Pic: Chris Balcombe

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Size: 3008px × 2306px
Location: United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Peggy Baker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: balcombe, chris, common, eyes, flicking, forked, grass, harmless, heathland, hiss, hissing, marsh, natrix, reptile, reptiles, ringed, scales, slither, snake, tongue