Grass snake (Natrix natrix) feigning death. The Grass snake is not venomous. This snake is the largest reptile in Britain reaching up to 120 cm in len

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Grass snake (Natrix natrix) feigning death. The Grass snake is not venomous. This snake is the largest reptile in Britain reaching up to 120 cm in length. Its main form of defence is to fake death when it feels threatened. Photographed in Dorset, UK.

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Photo credit: © JOHN DEVRIES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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