Sonoran Lyre Snake vs. Gopher Snake
Both are blotched snakes of rocky slopes and desert across Arizona. A: Vertical, cat-like, in big eyes in the Sonoran Lyre Snake; round in the Gopher Snake. B: Broad behind, on a thin neck, with a lyre mark in the Sonoran Lyre Snake; narrow, barely wider than the neck in the Gopher Snake. C: Smooth in the Sonoran Lyre Snake; keeled in the Gopher Snake.
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