A brand new species for @papa-pepper!
I have been waiting to see one of these in the wild all of my life. Back up in Wisconsin, we used to periodically find the Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis) which is another beautiful species. I loved the color transition on them and really enjoyed it when we were fortunate enough to locate some.
When we moved to Arkansas, I knew that the Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) lived in the area, but we had never found one... until today! While we were watering some plants and feeding some pigs down on the land today, Red-Pepper called me over by saying, "Papa, a green snake!" Since she was looking up in a tree, I figured that it was a Rough Green Snake!
Sure enough, that is exactly what it was! What a happy day. I'll do a short educational video about them soon for my Wild-Man's Wild Friends series, but I wanted to get some photos up right away. Do you have any idea how hard it is to photograph a very long, very skinny snake? Trust me, it's tough, but here are some of the better shots. Enjoy!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-opheodrys-aestivus
Until next time…
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Awesome shots, what a cool snake! Love the final proof one best.
Me too! He looks so fun!
Wow how do you find all this creatures @papa-pepper? I have the feeling that they find you ... Mowgli 😜
The color is really pretty.
Appearances look good too.
The more I see, the cute.
He/She is definitely ready for the close up! Very attractive and curious...
You say "Opheodrys aestivusi", but Wikipedia says "Opheodrys aestivus".
Still learning Latin, thanks for the catch.
We don't have green snakes here in N Calif, but we have rattlesnakes. Getting a close photo of one of those may be dangerous to your health.
I personally fo not like snakes..it is terryfying..nice shot..and you got it just right..these ones are not found here in Ghana..my sister gotta run away if she sees this..and you did well taking the shots....how fid u do it...hope you never got bitten too?...indeed nature is beautiful
Sweet shots, I'd feel much less nervous around this snake vs the last one you took pics of.
Hmmm beautiful snake, with a charming color, but am really terrified by snakes😵
At least you can still appreciate the beauty! Thanks!
woooow very scary snake but very very very good photoes great👍👍👍👍
Thanks!
your welcome my dear steemit
Man that's so beautiful to see! The camouflage in the greens is just stunning and that proof photo....man how you got this one!?
Amazing!
It was so cool to finally find one!
He looks like he's as happy to see you as you are him!
That he does!
Even in my dreams i cant stay a kilometer close to a snake...lovely photos and BRAVE PROOF PHOTO👍👍💪
those are some really cool shots @papa-pepper , you got so close to the snake in the proof picture, no fear of being stung? so daring!
Wow, that snake is long! And really pretty. Great shots!
Beautiful!
Magnifica
estupenda
amazing photos
Owwwwwweee! That's a cute one. Nice find 😊😊😊😊😊
I bet you're pretty fast to take photos of this snake.
Nice color of snake :)
Wow nice
I like your post
nice pics...bet there was a lot of running around :)
There was a bit. These guys can be very quick!
Amazing
🐍 Lord of the snakes 😊
Nice photos!
it's amazing yet I've seen before .. a very beautiful snake with a very beautiful color, not everything can take a photo like you ,, it's amazing
@papa-pepper! as I know, this a very poisonous snake am I right? Scary really!!!!
Great post and nice photo, by read this post, i get a knowlegde about green snake.
Good luck @papa-
superb post and photo collection
Dangerous, But Beautiful. Resteemed
@papa-pepper always have a surprise in every post, cool :)
superb collection fully wild i liked
Beauty Snake ! Great Shots.
nice pictures, look great. keep on going.
You are really brave pepper. I scared of snakes! But it looks cool. Is this a safe snake?
Wow, what a beautiful green snake! You are so lucky to meet such animals! Is it venomous?
WOW, That snake almost looks unreal, great shots
Nice work there.
beutiful snake @papa-pepper..i like your post.
Lovely green hue on that snake, it must have been hard to get those shots. Great work @papa-pepper :)
Amazing shots. Never heard for this one before. Congrats!
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous pictures Papa! These are the epitome of eye candy!
Hey papa, that is an awesome last picture, and really the color is awesome such a bright green,
What about those pigs I want to see them too :D
Nice pics,,!!! I like it...!!! 👍👍👍
lol at the first pictures it looks like a big snake and than at the last one it looks more like a worm :P
Beautiful creature, excellent photos. Thanks for sharing @papa-pepper
Have a great day
What a cool looking snake. Great pictures as always.
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