#1498 · 🦎 reptiles

grass snake

🇳🇱 Oostelijke ringslang ·Natrix natrix

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The grass snake ( Natrix natrix ), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake , is a Eurasian non-venomous colubrid snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians. The barred grass snake, Natrix helvetica , was split off as a separate species in 2017.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 36,949iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
36,949 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).