Species Cards
Grass Snake
Natrix natrix
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Food chain : |
Carnivore |
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What it eats : |
Frogs, newts, other small animals. |
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Habitat: |
Pond; Wildflower grasslandPond; Wildflower grassland |
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Description: |
Britain's biggest snake, it can grow to over a metre long. Non-venomous and rarely bites (though it may hiss and strike). Grey-green colour with a distinct yellow and black collar round the neck, black bars down the side and sometimes two rows of black marks down the back. Swims well and often hunts in ponds. |
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