Smooth Green Snake
(Liochlorophis vernalis)
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Smooth Green Snake (Liochlorophis vernalis) |
Color Photograph: © Corel Corp.
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Opheodrys aestivus The scales of the Rough Green Snake are keeled and the snake as a rough feel when handled. The Rough Green Snake is a primarily arboreal species spending a great deal of its time in trees.
Senticolis triaspis The Green Rat Snake is green, but a much larger animal (24 to 50 inches in length) and its U.S. distribution is limited to southern Arizona.
Coluber constrictor The Eastern Yellow-bellied Race is a sometimes green population of the Easter Racer from north-central United States. This species, however, is much larger than the Smooth Green Snake (34 to 77 inches in length). Smooth Green Snake (Liochlorophis vernalis) Identification: Snake 14 to 26 inches in length. A small, slim snake tapering to a long, tapered tail. Color bright green. Belly white, but tinged with yellow. Scales smooth and anal plate undivided. Geographical Variation: None. Range (see map below left): This species occurs throughout southeastern Canada and northeastern and the north-central United States. Isolated populations extend southward into the Appalachian Mountains in the east and into the Rocky Mountains in the west. Habitat: The Smooth Green Snake prefers meadows, marshes, and grassy fields. Food: Insects and spiders. Behavior: This species is diurnal. Its coloration makes it difficult to see as it moves gracefully through the grass in search of prey. The species can climb, but spends almost all of its time on the ground. Reproduction: Eggs are laid in July and August. Adults mate throughout the spring and early summer. The clutch consists of 3 to 11 eggs.
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Smooth Green Snake (Liochlorophis vernalis)
Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Green Rat Snake (Senticolis triaspis) Eastern
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