Green Snake In Tree

Green snakes are the only solid, bright green snakes in North America and northern Mexico. The two subspecies making up the genus Opheodrys, the smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) and rough green snake (Opheodrys aestivus), are nonvenomous and non-threatening to humans. Instead, they serve humans, gardens and agriculture well by feeding mainly on soft-shelled arthropods like spiders, crickets, grasshoppers, moths and butterflies. They also play a significant role in the ecosystem as food for their predators, including birds like crows and hawks, other snakes, foxes and raccoons.

(5 Amazing Facts)
The genus Opheodrys includes two subspecies of green snakes, the smooth green snakes and the rough green snakes
Both types of green snakes lay between 3 and 13 eggs per clutch
The smooth green snake gets its name from its smooth dorsal scales of bright green
The rough green snake is so-named because its green dorsal scales are rough in texture and appearance
Of the two types of green snakes, the rough subspecies is lengthier in both size and lifespan

(Where to Find Green Snakes)
Green snakes live from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including within most states of the United States. In the U.S., their geographic range is from North Dakota, South Dakota, eastern Montana, Wyoming and Utah eastward, with eastern states having higher populations of the snakes. Both smooth and rough green snakes are basically non-existent in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Arizona and Nevada. They are also not found in British Colombia or Alberta, being mostly from Saskatchewan eastward to the Atlantic coast.