Smooth green snakes are not venomous, but with any wild animal bite there’s a risk of infection. Distribution: Throughout NH, including Isles of Shoals . The name "smooth" refers to the unkeeled scales which give the snake a sleek, smooth texture and appearance. Smooth green snakes are most active during the day, though they may be active mainly in the morning and evening in hot weather.
Description: A thin, slender bright-green snake measuring 10-20 inches. Smooth Green Snakes are usually bright green, but may rarely be tan. The smooth greensnake is a bright emerald green colour with a creamy white or yellowish belly. State Rank Status: Vulnerable . The bright emerald green color of this snake makes it easy to identify, although buff-colored individuals may be found in northern and central Wisconsin. Green snakes rarely bite, and are harmless to humans.
Colorado Snakes Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis) Home Photos Species Guide Trip Reports Videos Contact Rattler Tattler Colorado Snakes - Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis… Hatchling Smooth Green Snakes are darker in appearance and may be olive green, gray, or even blueish. The smooth greensnake is much more of a terrestrial snake than its relative, the rough greensnake, which is much more of a climbing snake. Hatchlings are blue-grey to dark green at birth. The Smooth Greensnake is a bright emerald green colour with a creamy white or yellowish belly. The dorsal scales of this species are smooth, and it has a divided anal plate. Smooth green snake (Liochlorophis vernalis) Photo by USFWS / Carl Passardt.
The belly is light yellow. Smooth greensnakes are small snakes that live in the prairies of Northeastern Illinois. Dead smooth greensnakes sometimes turn blue from loss of pigmentation. This snake can grow to 66 centimetres in length but is more commonly 30 to 50 centimetres long. Smooth green snakes are active from April through October and are mainly solitary. This beautiful little snake is one of only five Wisconsin snakes to have unkeeled scales. Description: 11¾ - 20 inches. If you’re ever bitten by a smooth green snake, make sure to get it checked out. Hibernation sites include anthills and abandoned rodent burrows. Hatchlings are blue-grey to dark green at birth. This snake can grow to 79 cm in length but most adults are less than 50 cm. If you’re lucky, you may see the flash of green moving through the grass as these snakes slither to and from nesting sites and bask in the summer sun. The dorsal scales of this species are smooth, and it has a divided anal plate.
Description: A thin, slender bright-green snake measuring 10-20 inches. Smooth Green Snakes are usually bright green, but may rarely be tan. The smooth greensnake is a bright emerald green colour with a creamy white or yellowish belly. State Rank Status: Vulnerable . The bright emerald green color of this snake makes it easy to identify, although buff-colored individuals may be found in northern and central Wisconsin. Green snakes rarely bite, and are harmless to humans.
Colorado Snakes Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis) Home Photos Species Guide Trip Reports Videos Contact Rattler Tattler Colorado Snakes - Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis… Hatchling Smooth Green Snakes are darker in appearance and may be olive green, gray, or even blueish. The smooth greensnake is much more of a terrestrial snake than its relative, the rough greensnake, which is much more of a climbing snake. Hatchlings are blue-grey to dark green at birth. The Smooth Greensnake is a bright emerald green colour with a creamy white or yellowish belly. The dorsal scales of this species are smooth, and it has a divided anal plate. Smooth green snake (Liochlorophis vernalis) Photo by USFWS / Carl Passardt.
The belly is light yellow. Smooth greensnakes are small snakes that live in the prairies of Northeastern Illinois. Dead smooth greensnakes sometimes turn blue from loss of pigmentation. This snake can grow to 66 centimetres in length but is more commonly 30 to 50 centimetres long. Smooth green snakes are active from April through October and are mainly solitary. This beautiful little snake is one of only five Wisconsin snakes to have unkeeled scales. Description: 11¾ - 20 inches. If you’re ever bitten by a smooth green snake, make sure to get it checked out. Hibernation sites include anthills and abandoned rodent burrows. Hatchlings are blue-grey to dark green at birth. This snake can grow to 79 cm in length but most adults are less than 50 cm. If you’re lucky, you may see the flash of green moving through the grass as these snakes slither to and from nesting sites and bask in the summer sun. The dorsal scales of this species are smooth, and it has a divided anal plate.