Wednesday, April 16th
April's meeting will focus on how to safely handle and present your reptile to the public. Please feel free to bring your own animal to show off.
Meetings start promptly at 8pm in the Alumni Room of Medaille College.
Annual Banquet
PLEASE NOTE: The annual banquet and recognition dinner will be rescheduled due to conflicts. The new date will likely be a Saturday in May, please contact a board member for more information.
Smooth Green Snake
(Opheodrys vernalis)
The Smooth Green Snake is 14 - 26 inches in length. They are a bright green in color with a long tail. The belly tends to be white and is often tinged with yellow.
Mating can be seen is spring to late summer. and 3 - 11 eggs are laid. The eggs are elongated and are thin-shelled. The young hatch 4 -23 days later and are 4 - 6 inches in length. Often times females will share a communal nest site.
This diurnal species is usually found in meadows and grassy fields near the forest edge. The grass color of the snake help the camouflage it as it hunts in the grass a shrubs. It feeds mostly on insects and spiders.
Remember that in many places it is illegal to take wildlife out of the wild without the proper permits from local, state, or federal authorities. Please do not release any captive reptiles or amphibians into the wild as this will disrupt the natural order of our environment. See our amphibian and reptile adoptions page for more information on what to do with unwanted herps.
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