Description: This snake's most obvious defining trait is its bright green color. A few individuals are light brown instead of green. True to its name, it has smooth scales. The smooth green snake is about 1 to 2 feet long. Green with a yellow or off-white underside. (MN DNR, 2022)
Food: Smooth green snakes eat mostly insects and spiders. (MN DNR, 2022)
Habitat: Smooth green snakes are found in open areas where grass and shrubs are found. When threatened, they may retreat into grass to hide. They spend their winters hibernating in the ground, in ant mounds, or in rock crevices. (MN DNR, 2022)
Reproduction: Smooth green snakes mate in the spring. The female lays 3 to 11 eggs. How long the female waits to lay her eggs varies, however. Sometimes the eggs actually hatch before they are laid. The young are about 4 inches long. (MN DNR, 2022)
Conservation Status: The smooth green snake does not have protected status in Minnesota. (MN DNR, 2022)
