Smooth Greensnake
(Opheodrys vernalis)
Smooth Greensnake
The smooth greensnake is restricted to
extreme northeastern Montana north of
the Missouri River, at elevations below 2150
feet (655 meters). Little habitat information
is available for the species in Montana.
Conservation concerns include: poorly
understood distribution, status, and biology
in Montana. Conservation strategies include:
considering a management plan for the
smooth greensnakes or including it in another
comprehensive taxonomic plan; targeting
surveys (specifi c to the smooth greensnake)
in suitable habitat to continue determining its
range in Montana; recording all observation
of this species to continue establishing its
range in Montana; and conserving habitats
where smooth greensnake occur.
