R. MOON 1987 Journal 94 25 May Cottonwood Cove area, Clark County, Nevada. Sidewinder that was half buried in the sand. flesh It had been eaten to the back bone for part of its length below its head. Then, after sunset, we made several passes along the road a few miles west of the cove. We found a long-nosed snake that appears to be (by the old description) Rhinocheilus lecontei clarus (species account: Long-Nosed Snake). On our way home, after it had gotten quite cold we found a glossy snake on the road just east of Searchlight. We did not see any other animals on the road all the way from Searchlight to Mipton to Cima to the Granite Mountains.