Salvadora (Patch-nosed Snakes)

Genus

Patch-nosed Snakes

Salvadora

3 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

Species in this group

Western Patch-nosed Snake
LC

Western Patch-nosed Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Salvadora hexalepis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake
LC

Eastern Patch-nosed Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Salvadora grahamiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Big Bend Patchnose Snake

Big Bend Patchnose Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Salvadora deserticola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
<5%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Patch-nosed Snakes

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~30%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~20%
3 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~20%
4 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
~20%
5 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~20%
6 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~10%
7 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
8 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
2 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Phoenix Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity