Stats

Lifespan

5-15 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

North America

Movement

Slithering

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

This slender snake lives among the vines and leaves of North American forests. It hunts insects by using its large eyes to track movement through the thick foliage.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling

   A miniature snake emerges from the egg or from its mother (live-bearers), already venomous or strong-coiled in some species.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile sheds its skin, grows quickly, and hunts smaller prey than the adults.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult length and pattern.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Opheodrys

Species

Opheodrys aestivus