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title: "Western Patch-nosed Snake"
description: "Salvadora hexalepis — Gady. Salvadora hexalepis, the western patch-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake, which is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/western-patch-nosed-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Patch-nosed Snake

> Salvadora hexalepis — Gady. Salvadora hexalepis, the western patch-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake, which is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Salvadora hexalepis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 2737
- iNaturalist taxon: [606618](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/606618)

## Names

- en: Western Patch-nosed Snake
- de: Westliche Pflasternasennatter
- es: Culebra Chata
- fr: Couleuvre à nez plaqué de l’Ouest

## Countries with the most observations

US (2334), MX (261)

## Summary

Salvadora hexalepis, the western patch-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake, which is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Western Patch-nosed Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-patch-nosed-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark Spangler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12183315

## Machine access

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