Opheodrys aestivus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the opheodrys aestivus lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Opheodrys aestivus
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Colubridae

Where does the opheodrys aestivus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the opheodrys aestivus in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the opheodrys aestivus endangered?

The opheodrys aestivus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the opheodrys aestivus?

The opheodrys aestivus (Opheodrys aestivus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Colubridae, genus Opheodrys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the opheodrys aestivus

Opheodrys aestivus, commonly known as the rough green snake, is a species of nonvenomous North American snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species 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 snake is docile, often allowing close approach by humans, and rarely bites. Even when bites occur, they have no venom and are harmless.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Opheodrys aestivus (revision 1378830575), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q426062 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).