Here's a bright-eyed little guy. This green snake was slip-sliding through a cedar tree. If you check out Rurality's blog, you can see the interesting color change these snakes go through after death.Green snakes are very arboreal. I have rarely seen one on the ground, but I have seen them on branches like this one, peeking out of knot holes, and more than once falling from the top of a tree...seemingly no worse for the fall.
Once, I looked up directly overhead to see what the blue jays were screeching about and PLOP...a green snake falls practically on to my upturned face.
They certainly are pretty, and I could swear I read once that they were very mildly venomous, but I am too busy to go verify that this morning and should not even be taking the time to write this little post.
Tempis fugit...or something like that.
Busy day? Hope whatever you have to do is fun at least!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard or read anything about venom in green snakes. If you find your source, let me know.
Hognose snakes are mildly venomous but not enough to matter :)
Swamp,
ReplyDeleteI checked too and no reference to venom. Something wrong that got stuck inbetween my grey matter....
Brian,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. They are both neat animals.