Rough Green Snake
(Opheodrys aestivus)
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Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) |
Color Photograph: Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Color Photograph: U.S. Forest Service
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Liochlorophis vernalis The Smooth Green Snake has smooth scales and feels slick to the touch. The Smooth Green Snake spends almost all of its time on the ground in contrast to the arboreal habits of the Rough Green Snake.
Senticolis triaspis The Green Rat Snake is similar to the Rough Green Snake but its distribution is limited to southern Arizona, well outside the range of the Rough Green Snake.
Coluber constrictor Green varieties of the Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer, an eastern population of the Racer (Coluber constrictor) can resemble the Rough Green Snake. However this Racer population is much larger (34 to 77 inches in length) and spends almost all of its time on the ground. Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Identification: Snake 20 to 45 inches in length. A slender, small snake usually found in trees and shrubs. Color dull green.Tail long and tapering. Belly white to yellow-green. Scales keeled and anal plate undivided. Snake rough to the touch. Geographical Variation: None Range (see map below): This species is found through the east-central and southeastern United States from Pennsylvania south throughout Florida in the east and westward to Missouri and Texas with isolated populations as far west as New Mexico. Habitat: The Rough Green Snake is found in trees, shrubs, and vines, usually those located near water. Food: Insects and Spiders. Behavior: This species spends most of its life moving through trees and shrubs looking for its insect prey. It swims well and will drop from its arboreal perch into water to escape. Reproduction: The clutch consists of 3 to 12 eggs. The eggs are laid from June to August.
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Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)
Smooth Green Snake (Liochlorophis vernalis) Green Rat Snake (Senticolis triaspis) Eastern
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