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THE GRASS SNAKE, 
A really pretty species of our common snakes 
is the grass snake or green snake—Liopeltis 
vernalis. This little creature grows to about 
twenty inches in length. It has a delicate 
graceful form, with an elongate head, small 
neck and large eyes. It is a bright grass green 
above, while beneath it is a yellowish green. 
It frequents grassy meadows and low bushes in 
search of its insect food. 
“There, my Fritz, now you know something 
about the life habits of our common snakes.” 
“T congratulate you, my dear Count, on the 
very valuable scientific facts that you have 
added by your own personal observations to 
science.” 
