Trans-Pecos Blind Snake vs. Texas Blind Snake

Both are tiny worm-like snakes that come up after rain in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico and Texas. A: Only ONE scale across the top of the head between the eye scales; no separate scale above the eye in the Trans-Pecos Blind Snake; three scales across the top of the head between the eye scales; a separate scale above each eye in the Texas Blind Snake. The head scales need a hand lens or a sharp close-up.

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