It’s not a rattlesnake, but I’m kind of glad … the first snake of the year for me has been a Western Diamondback for the last several years, so at least this is something different AND something new for me. This is a patch-nosed snake, a pretty common sight in the Spring daytime … but never before IN A TREE. Not sure what this little guy was doing up there, but it took some work to get a photo through the branches without disturbing him. I personally really like how this came out against the bright green treebark.
Patchnose!
Tags: patch-nosed, patchnose, salvadora hexelepis
