Texas Patch-nosed Snake vs. Mountain Patch-nosed Snake
They meet where the Edwards Plateau drops into the Trans-Pecos, and intergrade in a narrow zone. A: A thin dark line low on each side (on the fourth row of scales) in the Texas Patch-nosed Snake; no thin dark line low on the side in the Mountain Patch-nosed Snake. B: Narrow yellow stripe, bordered by broad brown stripes in the Texas Patch-nosed Snake; broad pale stripe, covering about three scale rows in the Mountain Patch-nosed Snake. Both have the big patch-like scale over the snout tip.
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