Great Plains Ground Snake vs. Long-nosed Snake
Both are banded night-active snakes of the southern plains (records share 55 one-degree squares, including southeastern Colorado). A: Short and rounded in the Great Plains Ground Snake; long and pointed, jutting past the lower jaw in the Long-nosed Snake. B: Clean black saddles on orange or cream in the Great Plains Ground Snake; black saddles flecked with cream; the red or pink between them peppered with black in the Long-nosed Snake. The Long-nosed Snake grows much bigger (to over 3 ft).
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