rough green snake
opheodrys aestivus latin

The rough green snake breeds in spring, and sometimes again in fall.

The rough green snake is widespread and is not of conservation concern, in general.

The rough green snake is docile, often allowing close approach by humans, and seldom bites.

Opheodrys aestivus, commonly known as the rough green snake, is a nonvenomous North American colubrid.

It gets its common name from its smooth dorsal scales, as opposed to the rough green snake, which has keeled dorsal scales.

The rough green snake (Opheodrys aestivus) is bright green above and has a yellowish belly, affording it excellent camouflage in green vegetation.

The forest snake species found include cottonmouth moccasin, copperhead, rough green snake, rat snake, coachwhip, and speckled kingsnake.

It is uniform light green on its back, with a yellow or white belly, and has smooth dorsal scales, unlike those of the rough green snake, which are keeled.

The rough green snake ranges throughout the Southeastern United States, from Florida, north to New Jersey, Indiana, and west to Central Texas.

Predators of the rough green snake include birds and other snakes, such as the eastern racer (Coluber constrictor) and the eastern king snake (Lampropeltis getula).

As their common names imply, the Rough Green Snake has keeled dorsal scales, whereas the Smooth Green Snake has smooth dorsal scales.

A large array of amphibian and reptilian species also live in the area, including the marbled salamander, tiger salamander, spotted salamander, box turtle, spotted turtle, gray tree frog, eastern newt, black racer snake, hognose snake and rough green snake, to name a few.