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Grass Snake

Reptiles

The grass snake is a non-venomous snake widespread across Europe and parts of western Asia, most often found near ponds, streams, and wetlands where it hunts amphibians such as frogs and newts. It is a strong swimmer and will readily take to water in pursuit of prey or to escape danger. When threatened and unable to flee, the grass snake often plays dead, flipping onto its back with its mouth open and tongue lolling out, sometimes releasing a foul-smelling substance to further discourage a predator from continuing an attack.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Natrix natrix 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Natrix, Taxa
Source Grass snake (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Doñana, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: European Rabbit
Additional Source Doñana National Park (Wikipedia)Article text
Scandinavian Taiga, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: Common Juniper
Additional Source Scandinavian and Russian Taiga (Wikipedia)Article text
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Kazakhstan

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Norway

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Sweden

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Turkmenistan

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Grass snake (Wikipedia)
Lead
Quote, Lead
It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Grass snake (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q170713 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q170713
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q170713 (P1034 main food source): Amphibia
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): Amphibia.
  • Child Taxon Of: Natrix, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q955683 (Natrix)
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Reptilia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 35
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 35
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Reptilia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Reptiles","language":"FR"},{"name":"Reptiles","language":"ES"},{"name":"Reptiles","language":"EN"},{"name":"爬行纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Natrix
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1576
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1576
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Doñana National Park (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Doñana, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Doñana, Article text
lizard, Psammodromus manuelae, Spanish psammodromus, horseshoe whip snake, ladder snake, southern smooth snake, Montpellier snake, false smooth snake, viperine snake, grass snake, Lataste's viper, loggerhead turtle and leatherback
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Scandinavian and Russian Taiga (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Scandinavian Taiga, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Scandinavian Taiga, Article text
The Scandinavian and Russian taiga has only a single non-endemic special status native reptile: the Lower Risk grass snake (Natrix natrix).
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