Articles by Mick Brummage

Species Focus - Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica)

The Grass Snake is Britain’s largest snake with females reaching up to a metre in length. The sexes are similar and typically have an olive-green background colour with vertical black bars along the flanks and a distinctive yellow and black collar. The Grass Snake can be distinguished from the Adder by lacking a dark zigzag band running the length of the back. The Grass Snake is non-venomous and c...