Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake vs. Striped Whipsnake
They meet in the valleys and foothills of southeastern and south-central Arizona. Both are slim, fast, striped day-active snakes. A: A big, triangular scale curled over the snout tip, its sides free like a patch in the Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake; normal, rounded snout, no patch in the Striped Whipsnake. B: Tan, with a pale stripe down the middle between two wide dark stripes in the Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake; black, dark brown or grey, with no pale stripe down the middle in the Striped Whipsnake. C: Dark stripes along the back, pale lower sides in the Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake; a cream stripe low on each side, split by a thin black line in the Striped Whipsnake.
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