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title: "Mojave Shovelnose Snake"
description: "Sonora occipitalis — Reptielen. The western shovel-nosed snake (Chionactis occipitalis) is a small species of snake of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/mojave-shovelnose-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mojave Shovelnose Snake

> Sonora occipitalis — Reptielen. The western shovel-nosed snake (Chionactis occipitalis) is a small species of snake of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Sonora occipitalis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 736
- iNaturalist taxon: [1424678](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1424678)

## Names

- en: Mojave Shovelnose Snake
- de: Westliche Schaufelnasenschlange
- es: Culebra nariz de pala del noroeste

## Countries with the most observations

US (658)

## Summary

The western shovel-nosed snake (Chionactis occipitalis) is a small species of snake of the family Colubridae.

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

## Photo

![Mojave Shovelnose Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mojave-shovelnose-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sabah Ul-Hasan, PhD · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109019609

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mojave-shovelnose-snake?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).