Field Herper.com

Field notes and photography by Bryan D. Hughes
Jun
18th
2010

Western Shovel-Nosed Snake

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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