Opheodrys vernalis
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| Smooth Green Snake | |
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| A Smooth Green Snake in Ontario | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Opheodrys |
| Species: | O. vernalis |
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| Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) |
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The Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis, sometimes Liochlorophis vernalis) is a non-venomous North American snake, found in Ontario, Eastern Canada, and almost every northern state in the U.S. It also sometimes called a Grass Snake. It is a snake of increasing conservation concern in some U.S. states.
The snake is bright green and found mainly in moist meadows, prairies and clearings in coniferous forest. They are almost entirely insectivorous eating mainly crickets, grasshoppers, and smooth caterpillars.
These snakes tend to range in lengths of 12 to 36 inches, a relatively small snake. The females give birth to very small cylindrical eggs. There are usually 3 to 13 eggs. They may hatch in as little as 4 days.
[edit] External links
- Green Snake Species Account from Iowa Online Field Guide
- Eastern Smooth Green Snake from Nova Scotia Museum
- Eastern Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis vernalis), Natural Resources Canada
[edit] References
- ^ Cox, N., Chanson, J.S. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team) (2008). Liochlorophis vernalis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 Oct 2008.
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