Systematics: Colubridae, Colubroidea, Serpentes, Squamata, Lepidosauria, Diapsida, Reptilia
Habitat: terrestrial; open woodland, field margins, woodland borders
The non-venomous European grass or ringed snake is often found near water. It feeds almost exclusively on amphibians (toads and frogs). The species weights about 240 g and is a strong swimmer. The grass snake lays leathery-skinned eggs in clutches of eight to forty, preferring rotting vegetation as nest. Predators are, e.g., corvids, storks, owls, foxes and domestic cats. In the mythology of the Baltic people the grass snake is seen as a sacred animal.
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