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Western Patchnose Snake

Salvadora hexalepis

Description:

Shiny, smooth snake. Nice taupe color. Non poisionous I think. Scrambled into a tree.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago
Western Patchnose
Salvadora hexalepis


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3 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

I'll get a professional to check it out :)

EvelynWilson
EvelynWilson 11 years ago

Thankyou Ashley! Ok, checked out both the Mountain and Western Patchnoses. I really cant tell either which one it would be. There are so many color variations it seems but definately is a Patchnose!

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

This is a patchnose snake, one of my favorites! I can't decide if it's the Western Patchnose, Salvadora hexalepis, or the Mountain Patchnose, Salvadora grahamiae. You should look both and see what you think, very cool find!

EvelynWilson
Spotted by
EvelynWilson

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 17, 2012
Submitted on Dec 15, 2012

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