Natrix

Species in this group

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Natrix tessellata

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

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Natrix natrix

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

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Natrix maura

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Natrix helvetica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Natrix astreptophora

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Natrix

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 5 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 23 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	2 of 5	~90%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~90%
	grass snake			~40%
2	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~80%
	grass snake			~80%
3	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 5	~70%
	grass snake			~50%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~40%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	~60%
	Viperine Snake			~40%
	barred grass snake			~20%
5	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~50%
	grass snake			~50%
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~50%
	grass snake			~50%
7	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 5	~50%
	grass snake			~50%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~40%
	grass snake			~40%
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~40%
	barred grass snake			~40%
10	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5	~40%
	Viperine Snake			~30%
	Iberian Grass Snake			~10%
11	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~40%
	grass snake			~40%
12	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~30%
	grass snake			~30%
13	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 5	~30%
	Viperine Snake			~20%
	barred grass snake			~10%
	Iberian Grass Snake			~10%
14	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	~30%
	barred grass snake			~20%
	Viperine Snake			~20%
15	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~30%
	Iberian Grass Snake			~30%
16	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~30%
	Viperine Snake			~30%
17	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 5	~20%
	grass snake			~20%
18	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~20%
	Viperine Snake			~20%
19	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~20%
	Viperine Snake			~20%
20	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~20%
	Viperine Snake			~20%
21	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Viperine Snake			~10%
22	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	grass snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	2 of 5	~40%
	grass snake			~20%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~20%
2	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 5	~30%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~20%
	grass snake			~20%
3	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 5	~30%
	grass snake			~20%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~10%
4	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 5	~30%
	grass snake			~20%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~10%
5	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 5	~30%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~30%
6	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 5	~20%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~10%
	grass snake			~10%
7	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 5	~20%
	grass snake			~20%
8	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 5	~20%
	grass snake			~20%
9	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~20%
	grass snake			~20%
10	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~20%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~20%
11	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~20%
	grass snake			~20%
12	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 5	~10%
	grass snake			~10%
	barred grass snake			~10%
13	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 5	~10%
	grass snake			~10%
14	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 5	~10%
	Iberian Grass Snake			~10%
	Viperine Snake			<5%
15	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~10%
	grass snake			~10%
16	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~10%
	grass snake			~10%
17	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 5	~10%
	grass snake			~10%
18	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 5	~10%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~10%
19	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	barred grass snake			~10%
20	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 5	~10%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~10%
21	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Viperine Snake			~10%
22	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 5	~10%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~10%
23	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	grass snake			~10%
24	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 5	~10%
	Viperine Snake			~10%
	Iberian Grass Snake			<5%
25	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 5	~10%
	grass snake			~10%
26	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~10%
	grass snake			~10%
27	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 5	~10%
	Tessellated Water Snake			~10%
28	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 5	~10%
	barred grass snake			~10%
29	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~10%
	barred grass snake			~10%
30	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 5	~10%
	barred grass snake			~10%
31	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Viperine Snake			~10%
32	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Viperine Snake			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
3	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
4	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
5	Skandinavisk Dyrepark	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
6	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	Augsburg Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
8	Tiergarten Straubing	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	British Wildlife Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
10	Zagreb Zoo	🇭🇷 Croatia	In captivity
11	Grodno Zoo	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity
12	AQUA Akvarium & Dyrepark	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
13	Tirana Zoo	🇦🇱 Albania	In captivity
14	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
15	Tierpark Herborn	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
16	Universeum	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
17	Kupittaan lintulammikko	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
18	Aquarium of Gijón	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
19	Fluviário de Mora	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
20	Baltic Sea Science Center	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
21	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
22	Reptiland	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

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Species in this group

Tessellated Water Snake

grass snake

Viperine Snake

barred grass snake

Iberian Grass Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Natrix

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found