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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of grass snake¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45