Printable VersionCommon 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:
