Natrix helvetica (Lacépède, 1789)
(Grass Snake)

Interactions where Natrix helvetica is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
may be infected by colony UK/Ireland Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) Onygenales: Onygenaceae Emerging fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in wild European snakes, Franklinos, L. et al, 2017
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Onygenales/Onygenaceae/Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola/Ophidiomyces ophiodiicolasnake fungal disease (SFD)colony Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Squamata/Colubridae/Natrix helvetica/Natrix helveticagrass snake colony infects

Author & YearTitleSource
Franklinos, L. et al, 2017Emerging fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in wild European snakesScientific Reports Article 3844.

Natrix helvetica (Grass Snake) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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references
Natrix natrix ssp helvetica
Barred Grass Snake
Subspecies 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNatrix helvetica (Grass Snake)
GenusNatrix (a genus of reptiles)
FamilyCOLUBRIDAE (grass and smooth snakes)
OrderSQUAMATA (snakes and lizards)
ClassREPTILIA (reptiles)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Natrix helvetica (Grass Snake)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kindler, C. et al. 2017 Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species Scientific Reports.

Natrix helvetica (Grass Snake) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Franklinos, L. et al 2017 Emerging fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in wild European snakes Scientific Reports Article 3844.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Natrix helvetica (Grass Snake):

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