Sonoran Shovel-nosed Snake vs. Banded Sand Snake

Both swim through the loose sand and gravel of the Organ Pipe desert at night. A: Cream or light yellow between the bands, with red saddles set apart from the black in the Sonoran Shovel-nosed Snake; orange above, the black saddles touching the orange in the Banded Sand Snake. B: Pale snout, slightly rounded in the Sonoran Shovel-nosed Snake; white, very flat and wedge-shaped, the lower jaw deeply set in in the Banded Sand Snake.

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