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title: "Smooth Greensnake"
description: "Opheodrys vernalis — Gady. The smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a species of North American nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/smooth-greensnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smooth Greensnake

> Opheodrys vernalis — Gady. The smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a species of North American nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Opheodrys vernalis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 7086
- Wikidata: [Q945692](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q945692)
- iNaturalist taxon: [146314](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146314)

## Names

- en: Smooth Greensnake
- de: Glatte Grasnatter
- es: Culebra verde lisa
- fr: Couleuvre verte

## Countries with the most observations

US (3418), CA (2864)

## Summary

The smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a species of North American nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is also referred to as the grass snake. It is a slender, "small medium" snake that measures 36–51 cm (14–20 in) as an adult. It gets its common name from its smooth dorsal scales, as opposed to the rough green snake, which has keeled dorsal scales. The smooth green snake is found in marshes, meadows, open woods, and along stream edges, and is native to regions of Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. A non-aggressive snake, it seldom bites and usually flees when threatened. It…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_green_snake

## Photo

![Smooth Greensnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smooth-greensnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tim Kirsten · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163503890

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smooth-greensnake?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).