Mojave Shovelnose Snake vs. Long-nosed Snake
Both live on sandy desert flats of the Mojave Desert; their records overlap widely. A: Short, flat and shovel-shaped in the Mojave Shovelnose Snake; long and pointed, jutting past the lower jaw in the Long-nosed Snake. B: Plain cream or yellow, no speckles and no red in the Mojave Shovelnose Snake; cream sides heavily speckled black, with red patches between the black saddles in the Long-nosed Snake. The Long-nosed Snake is much bigger (to 3 ft vs 17 in).
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