Reptile
Grass Snake
Natrix helvetica · Colubridae
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records119,220in 11 countries
Most seen inNetherlands40,385 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Grass Snake in brief
The grass snake (Natrix helvetica) is a reptile of the Colubridae family.
Across the 11 countries we cover it has 119,220 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands40,385 records · best May, Apr
France31,043 records · best May, Jun
United Kingdom20,914 records · best May, Jun
Switzerland17,769 records · best May, Jul
Germany3,924 records · best May, Jun
Italy3,357 records · best May, Jun
Austria726 records · best Jul, Jun
Luxembourg617 records · best Jun, Jul
Belgium368 records · best Aug, Jul
Liechtenstein116 records · best Apr, Jun
Sweden1 records · best Jun, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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