The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_snake" class="extiw" title="en:Grass snake">European Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)</a>, sometimes called the Ringed Snake or Water Snake is a non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibian" class="extiw" title="en:Amphibian">amphibians</a>. The specimen in the picture is an adult female with a length of approximately one metre. Yellow skin tones are due to ambient light. Under neutral light the specimen is mainly grey/white.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wilder_Kaiser" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Wilder Kaiser">Bernie</a>
2009-08-07
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