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English: The Barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica), sometimes called the Ringed Snake or Water Snake is a non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians. The specimen in the picture is an adult female with a length of approximately one metre. Yellow skin tones are due to ambient light. Under neutral light the specimen is mainly grey/white.
Français : Gros plan sur la tête d'une couleuvre à collier (Natrix helvetica) femelle adulte. Ce spécimen a une longueur d'un mètre environ. La couleur jaune due à la lumière ambiante. Sous lumière neutre l'animal est gris-blanc. La couleuvre à collier est un serpent non venimeux d'Europe. On la trouve souvent près de l'eau et elle se nourrit presque exclusivement de batraciens.
Italiano: Un primopiano della testa di una femmina adulta di biscia dal collare (Natrix helvetica). L'esemplare in foto è una femmina adulta lunga circa 1 metro. I toni gialli sulle scaglie sono dovuti alla luce ambientale; sotto una luce neutrale, il colore delle stesse è grigio/bianco.
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Camera location47° 31′ 24.57″ N, 12° 18′ 01.12″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current15:24, 9 December 2009Thumbnail for version as of 15:24, 9 December 20092,538 × 1,699 (1.15 MB)Bernie Kohl (talk | contribs)Fixed some of the serious highlighted areas.
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