Definition of "natrix" [natrix]

• A genus of colubrine snakes to which various limits have been given. (noun)
• A snake of this genus. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "In my experience lay people find it utterly inconceivable that it’s not a snake, and most think that it’s a ‘grass snake’ (the true Grass snake Natrix natrix is an amphibious colubrid that’s normally between 60-100 cm long)."
• "Among non-venomous snakes are water snake (Natrix natrix), rat snakes (Coluber), blind wormsnake (Typhlops vermicularis)."
• "Palearctic reptiles and amphibians are also found in the ecoregion, for example Natrix natrix and the amphibians Bufo regularis, Rana ridibunda and Bufo viridis."