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When subspecies are recognized, the Pennsylvania subspecies is Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum: Statewide Northern watersnake: Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) Abundant Statewide Northern rough green snake: Opheodrys aestivus aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) Endangered Lancaster County and Chester County: Smooth green snake: Opheodrys ...
Opheodrys is a genus of small to medium-sized nonvenomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as green snakes. In North America the genus consists of two distinct species . As their common names imply, the rough green snake has keeled dorsal scales , whereas the smooth green snake has smooth dorsal scales .
The smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a species of North American nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is also referred to as the grass snake . It is a slender, "small medium" snake that measures 36–51 cm (14–20 in) as an adult.
Out of Pennsylvania’s 21 species of snake only three are venomous. Two are found in the central region. Julian Avery from Penn State explains what to look for.
Opheodrys aestivus, commonly known as the rough green snake, is a nonvenomous North American colubrid. It is sometimes called grass snake or green grass snake, but these names are more commonly applied to the smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis). The European colubrid called grass snake (Natrix natrix) is not closely related. The rough green ...
Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee have designated an additional "state game bird" for the purpose of hunting. The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [4]
Carolina pigmy rattlesnake. Appearance: Pigmy rattlesnakes as the name implies, are relatively small, with adult snakes rarely growing longer than a foot in length. They have dark gray spotted ...
Opheodrys aestivus; S. Smooth green snake This page was last edited on 20 June 2023, at 12:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...