Rough Green Snake Care

[NH93]

Hey everyone,

Recently I have been interested in rough green snakes, and oddly enough at my local reptile store they actually have one! I was not aware that they could be owned in Canada as they are a native species, however if they are purchased over the boarder (as this one was), they are legal. I am not sure whether I will get one at some point, but I am interested in their care.

I am wondering if anyone has any experience with owning rough green snakes.

If so, I would love some information, particularly on their care (housing and feeding) and disposition. I am aware that they are flightier due to their small size.

If you know of any reputable breeders or care guides that would be much appreciated as well.

Thank you!

[Raven01]

It is Smooth Green's we need special permission and a metric buttload of paperwork to keep in Ontario.
It was the Smooth I was interested in and, due to the prohibitive restrictions never acquired.
So, can't help with care and husbandry on either but, rest assured Rough Green's are 100% legal in Ontario unless you live somewhere with a ban on all snakes etc.

[sunnyscales2day]

When I was a girl I would occasionally find one of them in the backyard or at the local creek. I would pick them up and sometimes take them home for a while and then let them go after a few days. I always found them coiled around twigs in a tree about eye level or coiled around a blade of grass when I was wading through shoulder high grass. All I can remember about keeping them was that they are were very docile, I could pick a wild one up and it would wind itself around my fingers and look around from it's new perch. :) they also loved grasshoppers, put plenty of twigs in their tank and they will strike at crickets and grasshoppers from above. Basking lights would probably be a lot more appreciated by the species than heat pads, because they always seem to want to go up. Hope this helps. :)