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Definition of grass snake in English: grass snakenoun 1A common harmless Eurasian snake that typically has a yellowish band around the neck and is often found in or near water. Natrix natrix, family Colubridae Example sentencesExamples - I still say it was a baby grass snake as the idea it was a smooth snake is far too exciting to contemplate.
- 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.
- Occasionally members of the public ask for grass snakes to be removed from their gardens.
- Living alongside them is a population of grass snakes, a harmless species feared to be in general decline across the country.
- Adders are one of three species of snake which can be found in the British Isles, the others being the smooth snake and the grass snake.
- The trouble being that grass snakes are excellent climbers, often spending time in trees and bushes out of harms way.
- Compost heaps, log piles, rockeries, garden ponds and long grass patches provide cover and food for visiting grass snakes and slow-worms.
- 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.
- Other points - the grass snake is Britain's largest reptile and the most common snake.
- A few years ago in the Midlands of England, I witnessed a crowd gathered around a grass snake in a meadow near a footpath.
- Reputedly the grass snake in France can reach 2metres in length, although 1.3 metres is a more usual maximum.
- Colouration is variable and grass snakes are usually a shade of olive green, but brown and grey snakes are not uncommon.
- The grass snake is less active during the winter, and this condition is often referred to as torpor.
- Since amphibious animals are the main nutrition of local grass snakes, their spawning waters and land habitats form an important part of grass snake habitats.
- But experts say the serpent is more likely to be a harmless grass snake.
- The 2.4 mile stretch of plastic coarse mesh fencing was set up after a preliminary consultation found evidence of common lizards, slow worms and grass snakes, which are all protected by law.
- Near here, we got a fright when a grass snake slithered across the path in front of us.
- Firstly the grass snake may wriggle vigorously, and secondly it may produce a very smelly fluid.
- Studies suggest that an adult grass snake can survive for 12 months on less than 10 frogs.
- Gardener snakes, grass snakes, ground beetles, box turtles, salamanders, ducks, and larvae of lightning bugs all feed on snails.
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another term for green snake Example sentencesExamples - The smooth green snake, a North American native, is sometimes called the green grass snake but this doesn't sound like one.
- An American green snake and striped garter snakes are also called grass snakes.
Definition of grass snake in US English: grass snakenounˈɡræs ˌsneɪkˈɡras ˌsnāk 1A common harmless Eurasian snake that typically has a yellowish band around the neck and is often found in or near water. Natrix natrix, family Colubridae Example sentencesExamples - Firstly the grass snake may wriggle vigorously, and secondly it may produce a very smelly fluid.
- Near here, we got a fright when a grass snake slithered across the path in front of us.
- 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 grass snake is less active during the winter, and this condition is often referred to as torpor.
- 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.
- Since amphibious animals are the main nutrition of local grass snakes, their spawning waters and land habitats form an important part of grass snake habitats.
- A few years ago in the Midlands of England, I witnessed a crowd gathered around a grass snake in a meadow near a footpath.
- I still say it was a baby grass snake as the idea it was a smooth snake is far too exciting to contemplate.
- Reputedly the grass snake in France can reach 2metres in length, although 1.3 metres is a more usual maximum.
- Compost heaps, log piles, rockeries, garden ponds and long grass patches provide cover and food for visiting grass snakes and slow-worms.
- Colouration is variable and grass snakes are usually a shade of olive green, but brown and grey snakes are not uncommon.
- Adders are one of three species of snake which can be found in the British Isles, the others being the smooth snake and the grass snake.
- The trouble being that grass snakes are excellent climbers, often spending time in trees and bushes out of harms way.
- Studies suggest that an adult grass snake can survive for 12 months on less than 10 frogs.
- Gardener snakes, grass snakes, ground beetles, box turtles, salamanders, ducks, and larvae of lightning bugs all feed on snails.
- But experts say the serpent is more likely to be a harmless grass snake.
- Living alongside them is a population of grass snakes, a harmless species feared to be in general decline across the country.
- Occasionally members of the public ask for grass snakes to be removed from their gardens.
- Other points - the grass snake is Britain's largest reptile and the most common snake.
- The 2.4 mile stretch of plastic coarse mesh fencing was set up after a preliminary consultation found evidence of common lizards, slow worms and grass snakes, which are all protected by law.
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another term for green snake Example sentencesExamples - The smooth green snake, a North American native, is sometimes called the green grass snake but this doesn't sound like one.
- An American green snake and striped garter snakes are also called grass snakes.
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