Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake vs. Long-nosed Snake
Both live on sandy flats of the Colorado Desert; their records overlap there. Both are black, red and cream. A: Short, flat and shovel-shaped in the Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake; long and pointed, jutting past the lower jaw in the Long-nosed Snake. B: Clean cream between the bands, with orange-red saddles on top in the Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake; cream sides heavily speckled black in the Long-nosed Snake.
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