Barred Grass Snake
Natrix helvetica
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 8,618
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) is a non-venomous colubrid snake from Western Europe, typically living in and close to water. It was included within the grass snake species, Natrix natrix, until August 2017, when genetic analysis led to its reclassification as a separate species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Barred grass snake”.