The Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake is a nocturnal burrower with an enlarged, leaf-shaped rostral scale adapted for digging. It is rarely seen and poorly studied. Harmless to humans.
Habitat
Sandy desert and washes of the Sonoran Desert
Diet
Lizard eggs and blind snakes
How common
Uncommon
Best time to see a Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake
The best time to see a Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake is May–June, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 912 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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