grass snake
Americannoun
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Also called ring snake. a common European snake, Natrix natrix, having a collar of bright orange or yellow.
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any of various small, slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake.
noun
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a harmless nonvenomous European colubrid snake, Natrix natrix, having a brownish-green body with variable markings
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any of several similar related European snakes, such as Natrix maura ( viperine grass snake )
Etymology
Origin of grass snake
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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His passion was sparked by his capture of a grass snake when he was 4 years old.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2023
The UK has three native snake species - the adder, the grass snake and the smooth snake.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2022
"Sometimes we get to jobs like this and it turns out to be a harmless grass snake," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021
On that same ride I spotted an owl, rabbits and a grass snake wriggling into a bush.
From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2014
And sometimes Avery would find a little grass snake in the hay, and would add it to the other things in his pocket.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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