---
title: "Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake"
description: "Salvadora deserticola — Reptiles. Salvadora deserticola, the Big Bend patchnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/big-bend-patch-nosed-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake

> Salvadora deserticola — Reptiles. Salvadora deserticola, the Big Bend patchnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Salvadora deserticola*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Désert)
- iNaturalist observations: 748
- iNaturalist taxon: [558943](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558943)

## Names

- en: Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake
- de: Wüsten-Pflasternasennatter
- es: Culebra chata del desierto

## Countries with the most observations

US (545), MX (123)

## Summary

Salvadora deserticola, the Big Bend patchnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in the United States and Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadora_deserticola

## Photo

![Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/big-bend-patch-nosed-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: William · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228835968

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/big-bend-patch-nosed-snake?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).