The Banded Sand snake is a small (7-10 inch snake) with a flattened shovel shaped snout and no discernable neck. The snake has dark brown or black bands that encircle the tail with pale yellow to reddish-orange saddles between the dark bands.
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Habitat: The Banded Sand Snake lives in arid regions, usually in sand or loose, loamy soil. It occurs in open desert and arroyos with loose ground. ... Behavior: The Banded Sand Snake is highly adapted to a life burrowing in sand and can literally swim in it. It's a nocturnal species. The presence of the species can...
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Enderson (2000) also described a banded sand snake in rocky upland habitat at 3035 feet (925 m), swimming in a rock pool. He speculated that the snake had fallen into the rock pool while searching for water and could not escape.
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Living exclusively in sandy terrain, the Banded Sand snake feeds on sand-burrowing cockroaches, and a multitude of soft-bodied insects. This snake ranges from central Arizona south into Mexico. [BM] {AS}
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The banded sand snake (Chilomeniscus cinctus) is remarkably adapted for rapid movement through soft sand. Although it is harmless, this colorful banded snake is sometimes mistaken for the poisonous coral snake.
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Another venomous snake found in Arizona and southwestern New Mexico is the Coral snake. Although these snakes have an extremely potent venom, ... Most of our other desert snakes are harmless, including the banded sand snake, the western shovel-nosed snake, the leaf-nosed snake, glossy snake, and the desert worm snake.
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(Chilomeniscus cinctus Cope, 1861 Banded Sand Snake); Chilomeniscus stramineus - Grismer, et al. (2002, Herpetologica 58:18-31) ; from Original Description Citations ... Formerly known as Chilomeniscus cinctus - Banded Sand Snake; Chilomeniscus cinctus Variable Sand Snake ; Chilomeniscus stramineus Western Sand Snake;
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