Green Snake - Eastern Smooth

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Alternative Name

Scientific Name: Opheodrys vernalis vernalis

Basic Info

Extremely slender, the Eastern Smooth Green Snake is very well camouflaged for its habitat, being a bright green color, which matches healthy lawns. Eastern Smooth Green Snakes have tapering tails and generally grow to a length of 14 to 20 inches. As the name would imply, their scales are smooth.

Health

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Habitat

Lives in gardens, lawns and wild meadows near woods or bogs

Behavior

The Eastern Smooth Green Snake is a small snake, which lives in gardens, lawns and wild meadows near woods or bogs. These little creatures generally do not bite. In fact, they are helpful to gardeners, eating spiders, moth larvae, and other small bugs. The Eastern Smooth Green Snake is usually active during the day, and may climb shrubs or small rocks. In the summer, Eastern Smooth Green Snakes will lay their tiny white eggs in warm, moist places, like rock hollows or rotting wood. Three to eight eggs will be laid, and when they hatch, the baby snakes are grayish green in color, and are only about ten centimeters long! If left to themselves, they too will grow to help out with pest control in your garden in the shy manner of the typical Eastern Smooth Green Snake. Do not, however, try to capture these snakes to keep as pets; though docile, the Eastern Smooth Green Snake needs his freedom and usually will not eat in captivity.

Origin

North America

History

Unlike many animals native to Northern North America, the Eastern Smooth Green Snake has not suffered from habitat loss because of its ability to adapt well to suburban housing developments. The Eastern Smooth Green Snake, however, is not completely safe; it suffers from pesticides used on the insects, which comprise its diet.

Common Foods

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