Rough Green Snake Care

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!

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.

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. :)