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- Rough green snake. Scientific Name: Opheodrys aestivus. If you’re in central Texas and find a bright green snake, it’s probably a rough green snake. Apart from being a bright shade of green, this species is also non-venomous and has rough scales.
- Smooth green snake. Scientific Name: Opheodrys vernalis. The smooth green snake is one of the reptiles that live in Texas. It normally inhabits thorn scrub thickets, rocky wooded hillsides, and swamps.
- Green rock rattlesnake. Scientific Name: Crotalus lepidus klauberi. The green rock rattlesnake is one of the venomous snakes that can be found in Texas.
- Green water snake. Scientific Name: Nerodia cyclopion. The Green water snakes are non-venomous reptiles found in various wet environments, including bayous, lakes, marshes, ponds, slow-moving streams, and swamps.
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- Mississippi Green Water Snake
- Eastern Garter Snake
- Mojave Green Rattlesnake
Scientific name: Opheodrys vernalis If you live in North America and spot a green snake, it’s probably a smooth green snake or its close relative, the rough green snake. Its back and sides are a medium hued leafy green color, while its belly is light yellow or white. It reaches a maximum length of 26 inches. The average smooth green snake is betwee...
Scientific name: Opheodrys aestivus Rough green snakes are docile and easy to handle snakes. They are arboreal, meaning they live most of their lives high in the trees. They coil around branches and tree trunks in a search for spiders and insects. Forests and areas with thick vegetation are their favorite habitat zones. The more leaves and places t...
Scientific name: Gonyosoma oxycephalum Look for the Green rat snake outside of the United States. This exotic snake lives in the jungles of Southeast Asia and Indonesia. It spends most of its life high in the trees. Birds, bats, and lizards are what the green rat snake eats. Its reflexes are so quick that it catches birds out of midair. Despite its...
Scientific name: Nerodia cyclopion The Mississippi green water snake is well-adapted to life in the water. It holds its breath while swimming after fish in ponds and streams. Its green-tinged scales helps it blend in with algae and trees’ reflections in the water. It even has a flat head so it can pretend to be a stick floating on the water’s surfa...
Scientific name: Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Eastern garter snakes are commonly spotted throughout the southeastern United States. They like to live in backyards and they adapt well to human development. It’s not a threat to humans since it would rather slither away than bite. It eats earthworms, small rodents, and frogs. Some eat fish too. This s...
Scientific name: Crotalus scutulatus This southwest native is the greenest rattlesnake in the United States. Its scales are olive-colored, which is a big contrast with the usual tan or brown colorof most rattlesnakes. It has the rattlesnake-characteristic diamond pattern on its back too. Mojave green rattlesnakes are the most venomous rattlesnake o...
- Sansevieria trifasciata "Laurentii" This is, without doubt, the most famous and easily recognized of all Snake Plants. Traditionally it was used as a striking background for smaller plants with flowers or ferny foliage.
- Sansevieria trifasciata "Black Gold" The Black Gold cultivar is a perfect pick if you're a fan of contrast. It's similar to the traditional Laurentii in size and growth habit, but the central leaf is mainly just one shade of dark green.
- Sansevieria trifasciata "Moonshine" The Sansevieria Moonshine has upright, long and broad leaves, growing together tightly. The leaves drop the usual green mottled and marbled effect and replaces it with a "moonshine" appearance.
- Sansevieria trifasciata "Black Diamond" Black Diamond is liked because it has the darkest green on any Snake Plant. In the right pot or room this will draw wandering eyes.
The green snakes button leads to snake pictures and information covering many of the Texas snakes that spillover from the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest regions of the United States. Texas Garter Snakes. Almost nothing says snakes to the average Texan as the Texas Gartersnakes.
Oct 1, 2012 · Leucophyllum fruitescens has many common names, including Texas ranger, Texas sage, Texas rain sage, barometer bush, cenizo, silverleaf, and ash-leaf. The plant is not a sage ( Salvia ssp.) but it is native to southern Texas and northern Mexico.
Rough green snake | Photo by Peter Paplanus via Flickr | CC BY 2.0. Scientific name: Opheodrys aestivus; Coloring: bright green; Range: Central Texas; Other names: grass snake, green snake; The Rough green snakes are most common in areas of Central Texas, and they are easily identified by their unique coloring and slender body shape.
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Texas is the home to 10 species of Rattlesnakes, and 3 subspecies of Copperheads. The warm Texas climate is home to rare US species such as the Mojave rattlesnake and the Desert massasauga. Venomous and non-venomous snake species are the most common in Texas as follows.
