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title: "Couleuvre helvétique"
description: "Natrix helvetica — Reptiles. The barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) is a non-venomous colubrid snake from Western Europe, typically living in and close to water."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/barred-grass-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Couleuvre helvétique

> Natrix helvetica — Reptiles. The barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) is a non-venomous colubrid snake from Western Europe, typically living in and close to water.

- Scientific name: *Natrix helvetica*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières)
- iNaturalist observations: 15061
- iNaturalist taxon: [851211](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/851211)

## Names

- en: Barred Grass Snake
- de: Barrenringelnatter
- es: Culebra de Collar Barrada
- fr: Couleuvre helvétique

## Countries with the most observations

IT (4185), FR (3646), GB (2961), DE (1213), CH (695), NL (414), LU (328), AT (195), BE (185), ES (7), LI (6)

## Summary

The barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) is a non-venomous colubrid snake from Western Europe, typically living in and close to water. It was included within the grass snake species, Natrix natrix, until August 2017, when genetic analysis led to its reclassification as a separate species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_grass_snake

## Photo

![Couleuvre helvétique](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/barred-grass-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Holt · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/381066787

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/barred-grass-snake?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).