grass snake

noun

Also called ring snake. a common European snake, Natrix natrix, having a collar of bright orange or yellow.

any of various small, slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake.

Origin of grass snake

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for grass snake

Historical Examples of grass snake

The shriek of the field-mouse startled you no more, nor the swift dry rustle of the grass-snake.
Rest Harrow
Maurice Hewlett
Grass-snake and viper have crawled away into warm hiding places in banks or among the roots of trees.
In the West Country
Francis A. Knight

British Dictionary definitions for grass snake

grass snake

noun

a harmless nonvenomous European colubrid snake, Natrix natrix, having a brownish-green body with variable markings

any of several similar related European snakes, such as Natrix maura (viperine grass snake)

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