Banded Sand Snake vs. Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake

Both are small, banded sand-swimming snakes of the low deserts of southern Arizona, out at night. A: Orange above, the black saddles touching orange in the Banded Sand Snake; cream or white, with red saddles between the black bands in the Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake. B: A broad black mask across the eyes in the Banded Sand Snake; no mask across the eyes; a black band crosses the head behind them in the Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake. Both have flat, shovel-like snouts.

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