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Rough Green Snake

Common Name: 
Rough Green Snake
Scientific Name: 

Opheodrys aestivus

Category: 
Active Diurnal Snakes
Identification: 

16-42 inches. Bright green above and yellow below; scales keeled and in 17 rows.

Habits: 

Green snakes conceal themselves in vegetation, especially willows and shrubby growth adjacent to marshes or at forest margins. They lay from 3-10 eggs.

Distribution: 

Throughout the state.

Map: 

1-800-256-2749 | (225) 765-2800 | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, P.O. Box 98000
2000 Quail Dr. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898

 

Source URL: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/serpentes/rough-green-snake

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