Green Snakes

[Redbow]

I was wondering if any of you guys and gals have seen a Green Snake lately? I have not seen one here in eastern NC where we live in over 20 years of living here. The last one I saw was around my vegetable garden several decades ago when we lived in SC. I used to see them quite often when I was a boy and on into my teen years. Along the way in my life the sightings of Green Snakes have dropped like a rock. I have no idea why that species of Snake has declined so badly, kinda like the Cottontail Rabbit in many areas has. Green Snakes might be quite plentiful in some areas I really don't know. I always enjoyed seeing them.

 

[Jeepnfish]

I'm 58 and I haven't seen one since I was a kid.

 

[Mars]

I see a handful every year here in middle Ga and it may be coincidence but I seem to only see them in the same areas on my property.

 

[Railroader]

I've been on my current property for 14 years, and I have seen ONE. You are correct @Redbow, now that I think about it. Used to see them all the time, along with glass lizards, and spreadin' adders...

Not as many "common reptiles" around as there used to be....

 

[fireman32]

Feral hogs are probably putting a dent in the population.

 

[NCHillbilly]

I have only seen a handful of them in my life. I've never seen one here where I live, I think it's too high an elevation for them. I see one now and then where I work. Saw one earlier this year ran over in the road. I think there are probably more of them around than it seems, but they mostly stay in the bushes and are well-camouflaged.

 

[oldfella1962]

Speaking of cottontails, I have seen three (count em' three!) rabbits on Fort Gordon in many years of hunting & fishing & just plain driving/walking. I've seen hundreds of deer, fox, squirrel, geese, coyote, etc. but only three rabbits.
I have more rabbits than that in my tract-home subdivision (heck maybe even my backyard) than that.

 

[Dixie Shooter]

No shortage of wabbits near me, but the green snakes seemed to have disappeared. Wasn't that long ago my wife and I were discussing the numbers of non venomous snakes and lizards of every color we have around. Neither of us recall seeing a green snake around here in decades.

 

[Beagler]

The last one I seen was near 35 years ago,

 

[NCHillbilly]

Two things that used to be very common where I live but are now practically extinct are toads and gray fence lizards. I haven't seen either in years. Ditto quail, and grouse are about as bad.

 

[trad bow]

I have plenty here in middle Georgia but I live in the woods.

 

[Duff]

I remember the last one I saw when I was a kid. We were having a backyard cookout and it fell out of a big white oak and landed on my mom's shoulder


I think i've only seen once since

 

[Jeff C.]

June 2021

 

[Jeff C.]

I think it’s like Hillbilly said, those rascals blend in so good they are hard to see. I was pruning some shrubbery years ago for a customer and had some limbs growing odd within a one and had to stick my head deep up in the big shrub to prune the odd growth out. While I had my head and shoulders buried deep within that shrub a little green snake slid right up next to my face checking me out like, “what the heck was I doing in his little hide out?”.

I stayed buried up in there for a few minutes with it and was thinking he’s got his own little World in that big shrub.

 

[fireman32]

The one that showed itself at the bank window. It was in the mirror of my wife’s suv.