Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis deserticola)

Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora hexalepis deserticola

The Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis deserticola) is a snake of the desert scrub of far west Texas. The one shown here was photographed in Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co., Texas, in May, 2010.