Missouri Animals Western smooth green snake   (Opheodrys vernalis blanchardi) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Serpentia: Colubridae Native North American snake Habitat: grassy meadows on forest edges. Diet: slugs, insects, spiders.. ID Features: green shiny body, long and thin. Natural History: The western smooth green snake is a slender-bodied snake that grows to 14 inches. It hunts in grass and shrubs by day and hides under logs and rocks at night..

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992