Striped Whipsnake vs. Western Patch-nosed Snake
Both are slim, fast striped snakes of the desert; their records overlap widely. A: Dark, no pale middle stripe in the Striped Whipsnake; a broad pale stripe down the middle in the Western Patch-nosed Snake. B: Ordinary (no open close-up) in the Striped Whipsnake; a big patch-like scale over the snout in the Western Patch-nosed Snake.
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