1. Natrix Natrix astreptrophora

2. It turns on its back and contorts its pupils backwards and protrudes its tongue. Feigning death

3. Defense If the ringed snake is not able to flee fast enough, it either starts the flat or the cobra- attack

4. The ringed snake mainly lives of frogs, toads or fish. Food

5. Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Snakes (Serpentes) Family: Colubrids (Colubridae) Genre: Real colubrids (Natrix) Species: Ringed snakes Attention! I am on the red list of endangered species of animals. You mustn’t catch me!

6. Numbness in winter The ringed snakes overwinter in the so-called “winter numbness“ in compost heaps, frost-protected soil or fallen leaves.