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Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

206Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
17Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May3
Jun7
Jul8
Aug8
Sep4
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England90
2Telford and Wrekin England69
3Pembrokeshire Wales10
4North Yorkshire England6
5Surrey England4
6Doncaster England4
7Wrexham Wales4
8Devon England3
9Norfolk England1
10East Riding of Yorkshire England1
11Lincolnshire England1
12Gloucestershire England1
13Nottinghamshire England1
14Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
15Powys Wales1
186 England1 Scotland19 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
206
Peak month
July
Counties with records
17
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Natrix natrix
Group
Reptiles
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Squamata
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Natrix
Name with authority
Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q170713 · GBIF 6161347