A better way to write this grammatically correct would be:
Green-skinned people were also found with children matching their odd color. They had their own “green ways”, living in their swamp colored bodies, making weird expressions with their green hued faces glaring back at me.
I personally thought they would look similarly to Johnny Depp, however, they related closely to Sid from “Ice Age” instead.
Suddenly, the leader of the group tried to communicate with me, but I lacked knowledge of their language. English was the only language I could understand.