Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Description: Averaging 22-32 inch long, it is a vine-like bright lime green snake often with a whitish, yellow or creamy colored belly.
Habitat: Semi-arboreal snake usually found in shrubbery along streams and other bodies of water.
Life History: Females lay up to a dozen eggs in rotting logs/stumps during late June thru July.
Range: Statewide
Additional Notes:
Behavior: A gentle snake that rarely tries to bite and even if it does rarely, if ever, breaks the skin.
Subspecies Occurring in Tennessee: No subspecies are recognized.
Distribution of the Rough Greensnake in Tennessee
Map by Susan Marden, TWRA, GIS Lab
