Grass snake: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the grass snake lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Natrix natrix
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Europe
Diet (main food)	Amphibia
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Colubridae

Where does the grass snake live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the grass snake in 18 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a grass snake eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the grass snake as: Amphibia.

Is the grass snake endangered?

The grass snake’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the grass snake?

The grass snake (Natrix natrix) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Colubridae, genus Natrix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the grass snake

The grass snake (Natrix natrix), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian semi-aquatic non-venomous colubrid snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Grass snake (revision 1380718564), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q170713 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).