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The smooth green snake relies on an environment matching its green scales for camouflage to protect itself from predators. If threatened, a smooth green snake will usually flee. It is a docile snake, seldom biting and usually allowing humans to come close. If provoked, it can secrete a substance from its anal gland, causing a foul smell. [13]
Opheodrys vernalis borealis Grobman, 1992 – northern smooth green snake Opheodrys vernalis vernalis ( Harlan , 1827) – eastern smooth green snake. However, as of May 2023, The Reptile Database still recognizes the subspecies O. aestivus carinatus in addition to the nominotypical subspecies O. a. aestivus .
Opheodrys aestivus, commonly known as the rough green snake, is a nonvenomous North American colubrid. It is sometimes called grass snake or green grass snake, but these names are more commonly applied to the smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis). The European colubrid called grass snake (Natrix natrix) is not closely related. The rough green ...
Eastern hognose snake: Heterodon platyrhinos: Least concern: Nonvenomous; adults reach 20–33 inches (51–84 cm); color varies from gray to brown with dark brown markings [6] [12] Eastern milk snake: Lamptopeltis triangulum triangulum: Not evaluated: Nonvenomous; adults reach 24–36 inches (61–91 cm); repeating red, black-outlined blotches ...
Brazilian coral snake; Cape coral snake; Eastern coral snake; False coral snake; Harlequin coral snake; High Woods coral snake; Malayan long-glanded coral snake; Texas Coral Snake; Western coral snake; Corn snake. South eastern corn snake; Cottonmouth; Crowned snake; Cuban wood snake
A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a riverbank in the Amazon's Orinoco basin. “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible," Fry said in a news release earlier ...
Northern water snake: Nerodia sipedon sipedon: Colubridae: Secure (S5) Brown water snake: Nerodia taxispilota: Colubridae: Apparently secure (S4) Northern rough green snake: Opheodrys aestivus aestivus: Colubridae: Secure (S5) Smooth green snake: Opheodrys vernalis: Colubridae: Vulnerable (S3) Eastern rat snake: Pantherophis alleghaniensis ...
A highly venomous snake is still on the loose after escaping a home in Tilburg, the Netherlands on Monday afternoon, a municipality spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday. Deadly green mamba snake on ...