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Rough Green Snake
scientific name: Opheodrys aestivus
| Cites status: | Not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | South-East North-America (among other things Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, from Florida to North-East Mexico) |
| Habitat: | bush areas, forests, often near bodies of water. Diurnal |
| Size: | approx. 60-80 cm, maximum 120 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | 9 years |
| Reproduction: | lays up to 12 eggs, but generally only 5-7. Incubation period at 27°C about 50-60 days. |
| Temperature: | air temperature between 24-27°C, local heat spots to 32°C. Night setback to about 20°C. |
| Humidity: | 50-80% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). |
| Cage Furniture: | climbing facilities, various hiding places and a water container make up the basic configuration of the terrarium arrangements. |
| food: | various insects and other arthropods (crickets, small grasshoppers, inchworms, spiders etc.). Regular additions of "Sorry Link missing" and "Sorry Link missing" are necessary. |
| Comment: | The Smooth Green Snake (O. vernalis) is only rarely cultivated |