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grass snake

–noun
1. Also called ring snake. a common European snake, Natrix natrix, having a collar of bright orange or yellow.
2. any of various small, slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
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grass snake  
n.  Any of several greenish nonvenomous snakes, especially Opheodrys vernalis of eastern North America or Natrix natrix of Europe.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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