Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake vs. Ground Snake
Both live in the Colorado Desert; banded Ground Snakes with orange saddles look much the same at first glance. Their records overlap in the Imperial Valley. A: Flat and shovel-shaped, the lower jaw set back under it in the Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake; rounded, an ordinary snake's snout in the Ground Snake. B: Many narrow black bands (21 or more) with orange-red saddles in the Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake; fewer, wider dark bands, or none at all in the Ground Snake.
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