grass snake; ringed snake; water snake
Refers to the European grass snake (Natrix natrix), a non-venomous snake found in Europe. The Japanese name is a direct loan translation.
The European grass snake is a non-venomous snake.
I found a grass snake in a wetland in England.
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
Rarely used kanji form.
From ヨーロッパ (Europe) + ヤマカガシ (tiger keelback), a calque of the European grass snake's resemblance to the Japanese species.