Big Bend Patchnose Snake
Salvadora deserticola
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Salvadora
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Big Bend Patchnose Snake (Salvadora deserticola) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, temperate coniferous forest, subtropical forest, subtropical dry forest and 32 more. Common: recorded in 256 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Rocky Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Canyons
- Gorges
Related snakes
- Salvadora gymnorhachis
- Pacific Patchnose Snake Salvadora lemniscata
- Oaxacan Patchnose Snake Salvadora intermedia
- Mountain Patchnose Snake Salvadora grahamiae
- Baird's Patchnose Snake Salvadora bairdi
- Mexican Patchnose Snake Salvadora mexicana
- Western Patchnose Snake Salvadora hexalepis
- Salvadora paleolineata
- Texas Patchnose Snake Salvadora lineata
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.