#1723 · 🦎 reptiles

Smooth Greensnake

Opheodrys vernalis

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Philippe Blais · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Justin Lee · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Josh van der Meulen · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Park Visitor · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Cranberry Isles, ME 04646, USA:© kateyoshida · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Massachusetts, US:© chris buelow · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Shenandoah National Park, Syria, VA, US:© Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Boulder County, CO, USA:© nchlebek · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Shenandoah National Park, Syria, VA, US:© Gracie Catanzaro · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Queens, CA-PE, CA:© rhimacewen · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The smooth green snake ( Opheodrys vernalis ) is 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. It gets its common name from its smooth dorsal scales, as opposed to the rough green snake, which has keeled dorsal scales. The smooth green snake is found in marshes, meadows, open woods, and along...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,282iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
7,282 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Richard Harlan in 1827 (199 years ago).