California Lyresnake vs. Western Leaf-nosed Snake

Both have cat's-eye pupils and blotches; their records overlap at the desert edge. A: An ordinary snout, a dark lyre mark on top of the head in the California Lyresnake; a big leaf-like scale wrapped over the snout tip in the Western Leaf-nosed Snake. B: Slim, the head much wider than the thin neck in the California Lyresnake; small and stout, the head hardly wider than the neck in the Western Leaf-nosed Snake.

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