Description: It attains a length of about 3 feet. It, like the other members of this genus, has an enlarged wraparound rostral (nosetip) scale. Dorsal and lateral color gray to grayish-brown. Broad middorsal stripe is buff to tannish- orange and bordered by a dark brown to black stripe on both sides. A well-defined dark line runs along scale row 3 dropping to row 2 posteriorly. Belly is pale pink. Distinct striping on anterior scale row 3 then dropping to scale row 2 posteriorly.

Habitat: Desert mountains and montane woodlands. Also canyons, and rockstrewn regions.

Range: This species occurs throughout south, central and north central Texas.

Found in these States: TX

Diet: Primarily feeds on Lizards, snakes and their eggs and occasionally small rodents.

Reproduction: Mating occurs in early spring, with clutches of eggs laid in May and June. Young hatch in August, measuring 10 inches.

Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining

Taxonomy: Taxonomic Swap Committed on 10-04-2022: Salvadora grahamiae lineata replaced with Salvadora lineata