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Meaning of "grass snake" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRASS SNAKE

grass snake


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRASS SNAKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grass snake is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GRASS SNAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grass snake

The grass snake, sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.

Definition of grass snake in the English dictionary

The definition of grass snake in the dictionary is a harmless nonvenomous European colubrid snake, Natrix natrix, having a brownish-green body with variable markings. Other definition of grass snake is any of several similar related European snakes, such as Natrix maura.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRASS SNAKE

grass · grass box · grass cloth · grass court · grass cutter · grass green · grass hockey · grass moth · grass roots · grass skirt · grass tree · grass up · grass widow · grass widower · grass-of-Parnassus · grass-roots · grasser · grassfinch · grasshook · grasshopper

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRASS SNAKE

blacksnake · blind snake · brown snake · bull snake · coral snake · diamond snake · garter snake · glass snake · gopher snake · hognose snake · indigo snake · king snake · milk snake · rat snake · rattlesnake · sea snake · snake · tiger snake · tree snake · water snake · whip snake

Synonyms and antonyms of grass snake in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grass snake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRASS SNAKE

Find out the translation of grass snake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of grass snake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grass snake» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

草蛇
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

serpiente de hierba
570 millions of speakers
en

English

grass snake
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

घास साँप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثعبان العشب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ужа
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cobra
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঘেসো সাপ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

couleuvre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Ular rumput
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Ringelnatter
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

草のヘビ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

잔디 뱀
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ular suket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rắn lục
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புல் பாம்பு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गवत साप
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

çim yılanı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

biscia
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zaskroniec
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вужа
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

iarbă șarpe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νερόφιδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gras slang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snok
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gress slange
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grass snake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRASS SNAKE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grass snake

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRASS SNAKE»

Discover the use of grass snake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grass snake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Early Development of the Adrenal Glands in the Grass Snake ...
Materials - Characteristic Features The grass snake Natrix natrix L. is the most common snake species in Poland and Europe. Individuals do not show distinct dimorphic differences which would make identification of males and females easy ...
W. Rupik, 2002
2
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
This snake seizes □ SARDINIAN GRASS SNAKE Europe prey in its jaws, in or out of water, then swallows the victim alive. Like other members of its genus, this snake is an excellent swimmer and diver. It also has a protective mechanism, ...
‎2001
3
Grass Snakes
And so, trapped by its evolutionary niche and preference for the aforementioned prey, the Grass Snake has again the need to travel from higher ground and hibernation sites to a completely different environment for food. This may mean ...
Robert Vaughan, 2010
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles
341 Natrix tessellata tessellata d Kielrückennattern; Schwimmnattern i Natrice 5734 Natrix maura Squamata - Colubridae e Viperine Grass Snake; Viperine Snake; Viperine Water Snake d Vipernatter f Couleuvre vipérine i Natrice viperina; ...
Murray Wrobel, 2004
5
The Folk-Tales of Burma: An Introduction
27 The grass snake (Kayah) Long, long ago the little grass snake had a huge hood where it kept all its poison, and this made him the most poisonous of all the snakes. His poison was so powerful that he had only to strike at the footprint of any ...
Gerry Abbott, 2000
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Surreal-ism
Slithering across the clear cool water of the pond, the grass snake with head just breaking the water's surface, makes for the shadowy bank. Making its way carefully through the tangle of weeds and purple loosestrife that line the bank of the ...
Paul Cox, 2009
7
Seeing the Swarming Dead: Of Mushrooms, Trees, and Bees
considered sacred.165 Because of its ability to shed skin, and to grow new one, a grass-snake was considered to be a material manifestation of the earth's vital transformative and regenerative powers. Grass-snakes were considered sacred ...
Eglute Trinkauske, Syracuse University. Graduate School, 2008
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The Complete Garden Wildlife Book
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES - GRASS SNAKE Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length: c. 1-1 .2m; some females recorded at over 1.8m The Grass Snake is a large, shy, pale, thick-bodied snake with distinctive body colour and head markings.
Mark Golley, 2007
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Biology of Reptiles
A typical adult Grass Snake is from two and a half to three feet long, although larger specimens do occur, most of them females. The record for a Grass Snake is held by a female five feet nine inches in length. The Grass Snake is found all over ...
D.R. Khanna, 2004
10
Little Red Riding Hood
Farewell, Grass Snake. THE GRASS SNAKE. Sssso long . . . THE FOX ( unctuously). I want to make you happy, too. Do you know the bridge over the river ? The farmer was taking his milk to market when a can fell off the wagon. He didn' t hear ...
Yevgeny Schwartz, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRASS SNAKE»

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Fish Creek: Fireworks were beautiful on crowded beach
A coiled-up snake was a treasure that was adopted by number one granddaughter. (A small grass snake which was an expectant mother!). «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Heatwave in the North East could lead to more snake escapes like …
“However, if the snake is native to the UK, such as a grass snake or an adder, and it is outside in a safe environment it should be left alone.”. «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
3
'I got my marigolds on and a towel' - Poringland caretaker rescues …
She was called to help after an 11 inch grass snake was spotted slithering across the floor of Poringland Community Centre yesterday, before ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jun 15»
4
Alex James's Blur diary: confessions of a band on tour
“Daddy, daddy, there's a grass snake living in the wall next to the house,” they chorused. We spent until bedtime looking for it. All back to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Unusually large number of snakes in Nis and city surroundings
... caught about 70 snakes in Nis and city surroundings, but that these are all non-toxic creatures – whip snake, grass snake and dice snake. «InSerbia News, Jun 15»
6
Thank you for grabbing this snapshot of nature
ONCE again I write in praise of a wonderful picture of a grass snake being scared off by a mother pheasant. This “once in a lifetime” is a good ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 15»
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Wednesday's letters: What are your fellow readers writing in about …
ONCE again I write in praise of a wonderful picture of a grass snake being scared off by a mother pheasant. This “once in a lifetime” is a good ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 15»
8
Back off snake... you're not getting my little chick
THIS incredible image of a grass snake rearing up at a pheasant was captured by wildlife photographer George Reszeter. Mr Reszeter, who ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 15»
9
Snake sent packing by miffed moorhen at Riverside Country Park …
A tense stand-off between a grass snake and a moorhen was caught on camera in spectacular fashion. While enjoying a hot and sunny day at ... «Kent Online, Jun 15»
10
Millennials Are Snake People, Chrome Extension Reveals
For too long, our generation has been holding back a secret: We are actually crawl-on-our-belly, slither-through-the-grass snake people. «Huffington Post, May 15»
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