The grass snake (Natrix natrix), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian semi-aquatic non-venomous colubrid snake. It is often...
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grass snake (Natrix helvetica) is a non-venomous colubrid snake from Western Europe, living in and close to water. It was included within the grass snake...
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Snake in the Grass may refer to: Snake in the Grass (1804 schooner), a schooner launched in 1804 "Snake in the Grass" (song), a 1969 song by Dave Dee,...
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Eglė the Queen of Serpents (redirect from Eglė the Queen of Grass Snakes)
Eglė the Queen of Serpents, alternatively Eglė the Queen of Grass Snakes (Lithuanian: Eglė žalčių karalienė), is a Lithuanian folk tale, first published...
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Natrix astreptophora (redirect from Red-eyed grass snake)
Natrix astreptophora, the red-eyed grass snake or the Iberian grass snake, is a species of natricine snake found in the Iberian Peninsula, south of France...
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The Cyprus grass snake (Natrix natrix cypriaca) is an endangered subspecies of the grass snake (Natrix natrix) and is endemic to the island of Cyprus...
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Snake in the Grass is an American reality competition series broadcast on USA Network and hosted by Bobby Bones. Each episode features four contestants...
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Opheodrys aestivus (redirect from Rough Green Snake)
known as the rough green snake, is a nonvenomous North American colubrid. It is sometimes called grass snake or green grass snake, but these names are more...
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green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a species of North American nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is also referred to as the grass snake...
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Natrix (category Snake genera)
commonly called grass snakes and water snakes, but some other snake species also known commonly as "grass snakes" and "water snakes" are not in the genus...
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from Proto-Germanic *snak-an- (cf. Germanic Schnake 'ring snake', Swedish snok 'grass snake'), from Proto-Indo-European root *(s)nēg-o- 'to crawl to creep'...
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Pokrant and colleagues note that in rare cases, modern grass snakes and Iberian grass snakes display defensive behavior similar to that of cobras, raising...
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American mink. Eating a European perch Illustration of dice snake (top) and grass snake (Natrix natrix) including underside In Umbria, Italy Mebert,...
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List of reptiles of Great Britain (redirect from Native Snakes of Britain)
of European grass snakes mean for our native grass snakes?". Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK. Retrieved 13 April 2018. "Smooth snake | The Wildlife...
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List of reptiles of Europe (redirect from European snakes)
Natricinde/Natricinae Viperine water snake, Natrix maura LC Grass snake, Natrix natrix LR/lc (ssp. cetti: CR, schweizeri: CR) and: Iberian grass snake, Natrix astreptophora...
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list of snakes in North Macedonia. In the country there are 16 species of snakes, of which four are venomous. There are 16 species of snakes in North...
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HMAS Grass Snake was a Snake-class junk built for the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. She was launched in 1945 and commissioned into...
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garter snake San Francisco garter snake Texas garter snake Glossy snake Gopher snake Cape gopher snake Grass snake Green snake Rough green snake Smooth...
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Reptile (section Hearing in snakes)
non-venomous snakes, such as American hognose snakes or European grass snake, play dead when in danger; some, including the grass snake, exude a foul-smelling...
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Adder (redirect from Adder (snake))
berus, is Neo-Latin and was at one time used to refer to a snake, possibly the grass snake, Natrix natrix. The common adder is found in different terrains...
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French "couleuvrine" (from couleuvre "grass snake", following Latin: colubrinus, lit. 'of the nature of a snake'.) From its origin as a hand-held weapon...
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identitāti veidojošs stāsts" [Spruce – the Bride of the Grass Snake. The Folk Tale about Grass Snake as a Story of Baltic Identity]. In: LATVIJAS UNIVERSITĀTES...
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Serpent symbolism (redirect from Symbolic snake)
or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake. Snakes have...
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Psammophis brevirostris (redirect from Short-snouted grass snake)
short-snouted grass snake, is a diurnal, mildly venomous snake native to southern Africa. It is oviparous and can lay up to 15 eggs in summer. The snake feeds...
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Biscione (category Fictional snakes)
The biscione (English: "big grass snake"), less commonly known also as the vipera, is in heraldry a charge consisting of a divine serpent in the act of...
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Juveniles can easily be confused with juvenile grass snakes (Natrix natrix) and barred grass snakes (Natrix helvetica), because juvenile Aesculapians...
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Autohaemorrhaging (section Snakes)
blood. European grass snake (Natrix natrix), which secretes blood from the lining of the mouth while playing dead. Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)...
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The Bachem Ba 349 Natter (English: Colubrid, grass-snake) is a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a...
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Buff striped keelback (category Snakes of Vietnam)
closely related to water snakes and grass snakes. It resembles an Asian version of the American garter snake. It is quite a common snake but is rarely seen...
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Snakes, like other reptiles, have skin covered in scales. Snakes are entirely covered with scales or scutes of various shapes and sizes, known as snakeskin...
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