McMartinVille--Reptiles

 
NO NEED FOR A CAR, CLICKED YER MOUSE... AND HERE YOU ARE! "McMartinVille"
 

Rough Green Snake

Order:  Squamata (scaled reptiles)
Suborder:  Serpentes (snakes)
Family:  Colubridae ("typical" snakes)
Subfamily:  Colubrinae ("typical" snakes)
Genus:  Opheodrys (green snakes)
Also Known As:  garden snake, grass snake

Scientific Name:  Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat:  A variety of open, usually dry areas.

Opheos="snake," drymos="oak woods" (possibly referring to the snake's propensity for climbing trees), aestivus=pertaining to summer

Length:  To almost 3 feet long.
Food:  Insects, primarily caterpillars. Rough Green Snake Range

I was riding my bicycle the morning of 05 July 2004 when I found this snake basking on the road.  I quickly jumped off the bike and chased the snake into the tall grass.  This picture was taken in the shorter grass in my backyard, but it's easy to see how well the snake blends in.

Rough Green Snake
I've found a couple of these snakes which had already been hit by cars.  After the snake dies, its coloration turns from green to a dusky blue color.

This snake was released after being photographed.

Rough Green Snake
See also the rough green snake I found in Arkansas.