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This species moves with the head lifted well off the ground. Defensively, the lower scales are flatted vertically to make the snake look larger. Millville Trail, San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Cochise County, AZ, 1 June 2010
Western Patch-nosed Snake, Mohave Patch-nosed Snake subspecies (Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis) from Kern County, California. Head shot 1 with single off-camera flash on left.
Back yard north SA. Texas Patch Nose snake (Salvadora grahmiae lineatus)
family Colubridae identified by Rowe Elliott www.ci.austin.tx.us/preserves/fotosnk13.htm
Not 100% on which type of snake this is but from research this is the best fit:
Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis - Desert Patch-nosed Snake
The first snake find of the day was when my guide, Max Pons, flipped an old board to reveal this beauty. I promptly caught it and it bit me...HARD!
Desert Patched-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis), California City, California (July 31, 2009)
Mountain patch-nosed snake
(Salvadora grahamiae ssp. grahamiae : Colubridae)
Kohl's Ranch, Gila Co., Arizona, ca. 5360 ft. elev. Ponderosa pine/oak/juniper forest vic. of Tonto Creek.