Western Hooknose Snake
Gyalopion canum

• Order: Squamata
• Suborder: Serpentes
• Family: Colubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
• Species: Gyalopion canum (guy-al-LOH-pee-on CAN-um)
• Common English Name: Western Hooknose Snake
• Common Spanish Name: Culebra de Naricilla Occidental

Gyalopion canum. Photographer: Dr. Carl S. Lieb. Hudspeth Co., TX. 1 August 1990.

Last Update: 14 Jul 2009