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	Grass snake - Natrix natrix: More Information - ARKive
		Grass snakes are difficult to observe as they are fast-moving and wary (2).
		Because they derive their body warmth from the environment, this snake has to bask in the sun after emerging in the morning in order to reach high enough body temperatures to be able to function efficiently and digest their prey (3).
		During winter, temperatures are too low, and grass snakes find frost-free places such as deep leaf litter or rock piles in which to hibernate between October and March or April (2).
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/reptiles/Natrix_natrix/more_info.html (981 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Grass snake, ringed snake
		Grass snakes are one of the few animals that play dead as a defence against predators.
		Grass snakes are typically grey-green in colour, often with fl spots and a yellow/cream/orange collar.
		Grass snakes are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 from being killed, injured or sold.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/278.shtml (592 words)

	Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)
		The Grass snake is widespread throughout the county, with the exception of north-west Warwickshire.
		Grass snakes are found in a variety of habitats throughout the county but they tend to prefer habitats associated with water where they feed on amphibians and fish.
		Grass snakes are completely harmless to humans, but if disturbed or handled can bite and exude a nasty-smelling secretion from their anal gland.
	www.wartsoc.co.uk /nn.html (319 words)

	The Grass Snake
		The Grass snake is the larger of three British Snakes, reaching up to five foot in length (although the do grow larger in warmer climes) and can be found throughout the southern regions of Britain, generally in areas close to water where it can find its favourite type of food, frogs and toads.
		Grass snakes are strong swimmers so can easily move through the water looking for prey, sometimes taking small fish or even the odd small mammal if their first choice isn’t on the menu.
		Grass Snakes mate and lay between ten and 40 eggs in Spring and incubate them in their burrows for around 10-12 weeks, once hatched the little snakes head off on their own with many becoming lunch for a wide range of animals, very few making it through to adult life.
	www.wildlifebritain.com /thegrasssnake.php (361 words)

	The Grass Snake
		Green Grass Snakes, commonly found in plains and fields in mid and northern Santharia, are, as their name implies, green.
		Gold Grass Snakes, living in plains and fields in mid to southern Santharia, though not quite the aureate hue as its name implies, is still painted in a gold-like color.
		Grass Snakes are more active in the daytime and retire into shallow holes or hallow logs when the sky grows dark, though some northern species are known to be active until the late evening.
	www.santharia.com /bestiary/grass_snake.htm (1272 words)

	Grass snake - Natrix natrix
		Grass Snakes are not poisonous but if provoked will sometimes engage in mock attacks, rearing up, hissing and making striking motions.
		In contrast, when disturbed Grass Snakes sometimes pretend to be dead and lie perfectly still, often with their mouths open.
		Grass Snake hibernate over the winter and mating takes place soon after they emerge in the spring during April or May. Sometime in June or July the female lays about 30 eggs in rotting vegetation.
	www.offwell.free-online.co.uk /grass_snake.htm (360 words)

	Grass Snake
		The grass snake is found in a variety of habitats, including grassland and woodland, but is most numerous in wetlands, where it feeds on amphibians and fish.
		Grass snakes hibernate throughout the winter in compost heaps, under logs and amongst moss.
		The 1999 distribution map tends to suggest that grass snakes are more frequent in the northerly section of the county particularly in a variety of habitats including many from gardens and urban areas.
	www.sbap.org.uk /focal/herptls/gsnake.htm (417 words)

	Grass Snake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Especially fond of wetlands, the grass snake is an excellent swimmer and is often associated with still waters where it hunts amphibians and even fish.
		Grass snakes are not venomous and are not constrictors; they simply pick up and swallow their prey.
		Grass snakes are at threat from loss of habitat to urbanisation, through direct human persecution, and due to modern farming practices.
	www.onewildworld.co.uk /reptiles/natrixnatrix.htm (791 words)

	The Grass Snake
		Typically this snake is grey-green in colour with a distinct yellow and fl collar round the neck, fl bars down the side and sometimes two rows of fl marks down the back.
		The Grass Snake often comes into gardens, particularly in rural or semi-rural parts of the south, in search of fish or frogs from garden ponds or to use the compost heap to lay eggs in.
		Grass Snakes are non-venomous and despite the fact that they hiss and strike they rarely bite.
	www.herpconstrust.org.uk /animals/grass_snake.htm (278 words)

	Grass snake: Waterscape.com
		Regrettably, many casual observers who are lucky enough to glimpse a grass snake are afraid of it, perhaps confusing this harmless reptile with the venomous adder.
		Grass snakes are equally happy on land and in water, and walkers have reported seeing them basking in the sun on canal towpaths.
		Appearance: Grass snakes are typically a shade of olive green or grey, although brown snakes are not uncommon and very occasionally a completely fl individual is sighted.
	www.waterscape.com /features/wildlife/grass_snake.html (486 words)

	Grass Snake ( Natrix natrix ) project Wuppertal, Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany
		A more detailed description of the species of prey of the grass snake can be found in Kabisch [1978], about the sources of food and food intake in Hemmer [1966].
		Furthermore, it was possible to observe that juvenile grass snakes hunted and ate Palmate Newt larves (Triturus helveticus) in 2- 3 cm deep water puddles.
		A grass frog (Rana temporaria) with 22,7 g which was also regurgitated by a female grass snake (82,2 g/71 cm), equally adds up to at least 27,7% of the total body weight.
	www.ringelnatter.net /_english/nutrit.htm (327 words)

	Interesting Snake Facts
		Snakes are more closely related to lizards than to other reptiles, and probably evolved from a single group of lizards.
		It is a particularly dangerous snake, with a bite that kills 95 to 100 percent of victims.
		The paired claw-like structures seen on either side of the vent of a snake such as a ball or royal python, are in fact, remnants of the legs present in the animals from which the modern species has evolved.
	www.petplace.com /reptiles/interesting-snake-facts/page1.aspx (1607 words)

	Florida Snake Identification - nuisance snake complaints
		There are six venomous snake species in Florida, only four of which can be found in Central Florida: the Eastern diamondback, the pygmy rattler, the cottonmouth and the coral snake.
		There are a few very common nonvenomous snakes which are quite often misidentified as venomous and cause a lot of panic: yellow and red rat snakes, fl racers and several types of water snakes, particularly the banded water snake, the brown water snake and the green water snake.
		The most commonly reported striped snakes are the yellow rat snake (brown to orange-tan with four stripes), the ribbon snake and the garter snake (fl with pale white, blue, green or yellow stripes and often a checkered pattern as well).
	www.kingsnake.com /snakegetters/class/identify.html (595 words)

	The grass snake on the banks of the IJmeer - Environmental Data Compendium
		But the grass snake population on the banks of the IJmeer is under threat from the expansion of Amsterdam.
		The grass snake has profited from the impact of on-farm nature conservation, improved water quality and targeted measures such as the provision of incubation heaps where the females can lay their eggs.
		The grass snake population on the banks of the IJmeer is concentrated in the Vechtplassen area, in the Gooi and around Amsterdam.
	www.mnp.nl /mnc/i-en-1222.html (277 words)

	Harmless Green Snake
		It turned out that a little green garden grass snake was hidden in one of the plants and when it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the sofa.
		The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so she called on a neighbor man. He volunteered to capture the snake.
		She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under the sofa, and the neighbor man, seeing her laying there passed out tried to use CPR to revive her.
	www.mofed.org /Harmless_snake.htm (715 words)

	Forum Message: 'A: Grass Snakes' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		....Grass snake is a term often used loosely do describe various types of small, slender snakes.
		However, 'real' grass snakes (Natrix natrix) are completly different animals and require different care.
		A garter snakes' diet depends on what species it is. I live in Northern California, and my garters eat live goldfish, and also earthworms and one of them will eat dead pinkie mice.
	www.practical-pet-care.com /snake_question.php?ID=2.503682983 (708 words)

	Grass Snake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Grass Snake, sometimes called the Ringed Snake or Water Snake (Natrix natrix) is a European non-venomous snake.
		The Grass Snake is typically dark green or brown in colour with a characteristic yellow collar behind the head, which explains the alternative name ringed snake.
		This snake is found in lowland areas of England and Wales but is almost absent from Scotland and not found in Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grass_snake (359 words)

	www.sSnakeSs.com - what kind of snake?
		Snake hunter mentioned the 'Northern pine snake', that may be a possibility (though they may not live in your area).
		The grass snake (Natrix natrix) is native to Europe.
		The smooth green snake, a North American native, is sometimes called the green grass snake but this doesn't sound like one.
	www.ssnakess.com /forums/showthread.php?t=52083 (1176 words)

	Grass Snake - Natrix natrix
		The Grass Snake may be sexed by a sub-caudal scale count, males have 68-72 sub-caudal scales, females 52-56.
		Often confused with the Adder (Vipera berus) the Grass Snake is a non-venomous and harmless creature.
		Sometimes the Grass Snake is confused with the Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis), which is a leg-less lizard and not a snake at all.
	www.herpetofauna.co.uk /grass_snake.htm (464 words)

	Natrix natrix - Grass Snake
		These snakes are also found beside water, and they are very good swimmers (which is precisely the meaning of the Latin name natrix).
		Grass snakes are sometimes killed by people in the mistaken belief that they are adders.
		The background colour of the grass snake is dark green, and its body has vertical fl bars and spots running along the sides.
	www.first-nature.com /reptiles/natrix_natrix.htm (238 words)

	Snake Rescue
		The latest animal to be rescued by the Animal Welfare team at Epping Forest District Council is a grass snake.
		On arrival Lyn managed to partially free the snake and then took him to a local veterinary centre where the rest of the netting was removed and he was thoroughly checked over.
		However, the majority of the snakes seen in the UK are usually grass snakes, such as this one, which are completely harmless.
	www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk /news/snake.asp (285 words)

	Wild Art Taxidermy : News : Grass Snake
		The grass snake is Britain's largest snake, large individuals can be over a metre long.
		The grass snake has a green back and pale belly, with fl bars along the flanks and a collar of yellow or white, edged with fl, which almost encircles the neck.
		Grass snakes do not have a venomous bite and are harmless to man. An adult female, 36" in length and carrying eggs, was brought in to Wild Art, hit by a car just minutes away.
	www.wildarttaxidermy.com /news.php?item_id=10 (135 words)

	Grass Snake - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Grass Snake, common name for the most common snake of Europe (though it is absent in Ireland and Scotland).
		Snakes have a well-developed nervous system and an intelligence intermediate between that of fish and that of mammals.
		The chief surviving indigenous mammals of England include several species of deer, fox, hare, pony, otter, hedgehog, red squirrel, and badger.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Grass_Snake.html (107 words)

	Green Grass Snakes
		She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under the sofa, and the neighbor man seeing her lying there passed out tried to use CPR to revive her.
		Just then the little snake crawled out from under the couch; one of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it.
		He missed the snake and hit the leg of the end table that was on one side of the sofa.
	www.geoffmetcalf.com /snakes_20010219.html (743 words)

	Western Smooth Green Snake
		Smooth green snakes have a primarily terrestrial life, preferring to stick to the ground rather than climbing to branches or other lofts, like their close relative, the rough green snake.
		Smooth green snakes begin to emerge from their hibernation sites, (usually tree stumps, mud mounds, under rocks, and logs, etc.) in April or May and tend to mate in the late spring or summer.
		While hunting, the snake often waves its head back and forth, using its forked tongue and an organ located in the roof of the mouth to interpret chemical signals to locate prey.
	www.northern.edu /natsource/REPTILES/Greens1.htm (870 words)

	German Tales - The Gold Scales
		And as the child calmly and delightfully ate and drank, came a grass snake that lived in the farmstead, and sat down near her, and crept ever nearer.
		And the grass snake was never missing and ate so much that it had to be more careful, so as not to overeat.
		And since the mother got scared and feared the grass snake might harm her daughter, she grasped it and dashed it against the stone floor till it lay dead.
	oaks.nvg.org /ta1.html (372 words)

	Pests of Lawns: molecrickets, chinch bugs, grubs
		In heavy infestations, roots of grass are destroyed and the turf killed in irregular patches.
		Centipede grass is especially prone to spittlebug infestation and populations often begin and increase in shady areas.
		This pest is a sunshine-loving insect and seldom attacks grass in a dense shady area.
	www.pestproducts.com /lawnpests.htm (2343 words)

	The Grass Snake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Grass Snake is the only reptile I have had visiting my garden.
		I tried to hold the snake but it lunged at me as if it was going to bite me and I dropped the snake on the floor.
		We left the snake for a while and then, when we came back to release it, we discovered it had already released itself by climbing up one of the sticks.
	www.angelfire.com /mo/Tazoworld/grasssnake.html (312 words)

	Reptiles and Amphibians » Snakes » Green Snake Main Page
		Green Snakes are arboreal, but they spend most of their time near ground level, in bushes, meadows and grassy marshes and fields.
		A water dish should be provided for the Green Snake, but they prefer to drink water drops off of leaves, so their cage should be misted once or twice a day.
		Green Snakes should be kept in a habitat with a temperature range from 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/reptiles/snakes/snk2789.html (542 words)

	Grass Snake Photo \| TrekNature
		The grass snake is often found near water, by ponds, canals and on grassy heaths.
		Apparently the grass snake is less common than it used to be which is a shame cos I think it is an attractive snake.
		I love snakes (there are not a lot of pictures of snakes on TN unfortunately) and a snake in the water is even better.
	www.treknature.com /gallery/Europe/United_Kingdom/photo19237.htm (1544 words)

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