Long Nosed Snake-Photos by Jerry Schudda
The Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake.
Description
Long-nosed snakes are distinguished by a long, slightly upturned snout, which is the origin of their name. They are tri-color, vaguely resembling a coral snake with black and red saddling that almost looks like banding, on a yellow or cream colored accenting, which can look somewhat like yellow banding. Cream colored spots within the black saddles are a distinct characteristic of the long-nosed snake. They average around 30" in length.
Behavior
Long-nosed snakes are shy,nocturnal burrowing snakes. They spend most of their time buried underground. They feed on lizards, amphibians, and sometimes smaller snakes and infrequently rodents. They are oviparous, laying clutches of 4-9 eggs in the early summer, which hatch out in the late summer or early fall. They are not apt to bite, but will release a foul smelling musk from their cloaca as a defense mechanism if harassed.
Habitat & geographic range
Long-nosed Snakes inhabit dry, often rocky, grassland areas of northern Mexico and into the southwestern United States, in California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and Texas.
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