The beautiful rough green snake is a gentle snake with a pleasant disposition. Called "rough" because their scales stand out at a slight angle, these snakes are agile and skilled climbers. They frequently climb bushes, vines and small trees and are rarely on the ground.Capable of catching prey in the air, they hunt for food during the day and sleep at night. Rough green snakes are excellent swimmers, often using the water to escape predators.
Ten Facts about Rough Green Snake
- Habitant: Sunny areas, low bushes, dense vegetation near water.
- Founds in Eastern United States; Connecticut to Florida, the Gulf States, and the Mississippi Valley to Kansas, Illinois and Ohio.
- Predators include Snakes, birds, and mammals.
- They are Carnivore. Grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars, spiders and moths.
- Life span 6 years.
- They can reach up to 28" (71 cm).
- The Rough Green Snake breeds in spring, and sometimes again in fall.
- Females lay 2-14 eggs, occasionally in a communal nest shared by more than one female.
- The nest site varies: under boards, under bark in rotting stumps, in deep mulch, or under a rock.
- Hatchlings from spring breeding typically emerge in August or September, and are about 7-8 inches in length.
