Habitat: Creosote-Bursage Flats and Mojave Desert Scrub habitats in rocky areas and sandy flats; closely associated with Creosote Bush.
Range: The species occurs in southeastern California, southern Nevada (south of the Nevada Test Site), southwestern Arizona, and northwestern Mexico. This subspecies occurs in the northern and western parts of the species range, including the area around Las Vegas.
Breeding: Lays 2-4 eggs during summer.
Similar Species: In southern Nevada, the dorsum of the other "leaf-nosed" snake, the Western Patch-nosed Snake, is striped, not spotted.
Comments: Nocturnal and secretive. The leaf aids in burrowing in sandy soils. |