yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

grass snake

noun

  1. Also called ring snake. a common European snake, Natrix natrix, having a collar of bright orange or yellow.
  2. any of various small, slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake.


grass snake

noun

  1. a harmless nonvenomous European colubrid snake, Natrix natrix, having a brownish-green body with variable markings
  2. any of several similar related European snakes, such as Natrix maura ( viperine grass snake )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of grass snake1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

It is home to a wide variety of protected species, including the great crested newt, water vole, bats, otters and grass snakes.

From

Fire crews have rescued a man from a well after he became trapped whilst saving grass snakes that had fallen inside.

From

His passion was sparked by his capture of a grass snake when he was 4 years old.

From

“Tell him about the time you put a grass snake in the boys’ hut.”

From

The council reported sightings of adders and grass snakes, both native to the area.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement