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Northern Rough Greensnake

Opheodrys aestivus

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36.4206, -75.8411

Field Notes

Description:

Bright green, thin-bodied snake. Approximately 18 inches long.

Habitat:

Coastal. On ground under a shrub.

Notes:

Spotted on the ground under a shrub on a residential lot on the Atlantic Ocean. Virginia Herpetology's website says: "Other common names Bush snake, grass snake, green summer snake, green tree snake, green whip snake, huckleberry snake, keel-scaled green snake, magnolia snake, vine snake."

Reference Links:

Opheodrys - Wikipedia, Northern Rough Greensnake

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PublishedOctober 3, 2018

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