| Range: |
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| Other Names: |
Green Snake |
| Subspecies: |
Western Smooth Green Snake Opheodrys vernalis blanchardi |
| Description: |
A bright green slender snake with a white belly. Young are an olive to slate gray. Some snakes will keep this coloration into adulthood, but this is rare. Deceased snakes can lose their yellow pigment and appear blue instead of green. Scales smooth. Adults are 1ft to just under 3 ft. |
| Similar Species: |
Greenish examples of racers have 2 anterior temporal scales, lower preocular scale wedged between upper labial scales and each nostril located between 2 scales. The Green Rat Snake has 25 or more rows of dorsal scales; middorsal rows are weakly keeled. |
| Venom: |
None |
| Habitat: |
Found in prairies and open grassy areas in forests. Inhabits
meadows and stream borders. |
| Behavior: |
Diurnal and secretive. |
| Hibernation: |
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| Reproduction: |
Mates in early spring. Lays a clutch of 2-12 eggs in June to September. |
| Diet: |
Feeds on caterpillars, crickets and spiders. |
Authored by: Garth Teitjen
