The only all green snake in North Carolina, Rough Green Snakes occur statewide below ~3000' and feed mostly on insects. They are harmless to humans.
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Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Bladen Co., NC 25 Mar 2007 |
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Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Bladen Co., NC 25 Mar 2007 |
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Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Bladen Co., NC 25 Mar 2007 |
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Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Orange Co., NC 10 June 2008 |
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Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Orange Co., NC 10 June 2008 |
Created on ... March 14, 2004 | Updated on ... Mar 14, 2007 | jspippen@duke.edu