Sub-adult Grass snake, held to demonstrate size, and ventral pattern. Eelmoor Marsh, Hampshire (2006).
Sub-adult Grass snake moving at speed. These snakes are often wrongly described as 'black' when glimpsed.
Grass snake (Natrix natrix) feigning death at Hankley Common, Surrey © Steve Langham
Adult female, gravid Grass snake coilled at Long Valley, Hampshire (2005)
Adult Grass snake - head portrait. Eelmoor marsh, Hampshire 2006.
Head portrait of a Grass snake ©Tony Phelps
A Grass snake 'tasting' the air. This is how all snakes use their sense of smell.
Typical sightings of Grass snakes occur in water whilst they are hunting for frogs.
