Description & Size

• Legless
• No eyelids
• Lacks external ears
• Scales on the back have a prominent ridge in the middle (strongly keeled)
• Upturned nose (less so then Western Hognose Snake)
• Total length: 30.0-115.6 cm (11.9-45.5 in)
• Back color: yellow, gray, olive, light or dark brown, or black
• Belly color: light in color
• May or may not have blotches on the back

Habitat

• River flood plains
• Riparian woodlands
• Riparian grasslands
• Sparse vegetation
• Sandy soils

Diet

• Frogs and toads