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Found this Sat. Morning. Right on the local High school campus in Titusville Florida.

Is that a Smooth Green or a Rough Green Snake? From the pic it looks to me like a Rough but I can't tell.
Michael

It looks like a rough. Smooths are found in the northern part of US and into Canada. If it's a smooth it would probably be an escaped pet. Whatever it is, it's really beautiful.

Rough green and fairly large I've only seen smooth in books.

The main difference between the smooth and rough greens is the scale, ofcourse either smooth or rough. The easiest way to tell from a distance or in a photo is the rough is far more wirey with a slender neck and more pointed head. Also the rough can reach nearly 4 feet while the smooth very rarely exceeds 2. Roughs are quite arboreal and smooth are normally found on or close to the ground.

PS What kind of habitat did you find it in? How? Where? Other field notes.

The difference between a rough, (keeled scales) and smooth scales has to do with the raised ridge running down the center of each scale (like a boat's Keel). Compare a KINGSNAKE (smooth) to a GARTER or BULLSNAKE (rough). You'll get the idea.
This is a ROUGH GREEN SNAKE. Care is rather simple. they will thrive on a diet of crickets. It should have full spectrum lighting and should be misted daily. A 10gl tank with lots of branches will work fine as a home.
Frank
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Didn't see the typo.