Here’s one of two Western Shovel-Nosed Snakes, Chionactis occipitalis, from the intergrade zone, where three subspecies interbreed and any individual may show signs of two or more. Small snakes that dig around in the sandy soil looking for centipedes and other bugs.
Shovelnose Snake
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