Grass snake (Natrix natrix) basking in the sun. The Grass snake is not a venomous snake. Snakes need the heat from the sun because they are cold blooded. The Grass snake is the longest reptile in Britain reaching up to 120 centimetres in length. Its main form of defence is to fake death when it feels threatened. Photographed in Surrey,UK,in August | |
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