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grass snake

n.

Any of several greenish nonvenomous snakes, especially Opheodrys vernalis of eastern North America or Natrix natrix of Europe.

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grass snake

Noun

a harmless snake with a brownish-green body

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grass snake - harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England Natrix natrix, ring snake, ringed snake water snake - any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water Natrix maura, viperine grass snake - a small harmless grass snake
	2.	grass snake - any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes garter snake colubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes genus Thamnophis, Thamnophis - garter snakes common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis - a garter snake that is widespread in North America ribbon snake, Thamnophis sauritus - slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet places Thamnophis proximus, Western ribbon snake - yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics
	3.	grass snake - either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in color green snake colubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes genus Opheodrys, Opheodrys - North American green snakes Opheodrys vernalis, smooth green snake - of western and central United States Opheodrys aestivus, rough green snake - of southern and eastern United States

Translations

grass snake n → culebra

grass snake n → couleuvre f

grass snake grass n → Ringelnatter f

grass snake n → natrice f