Depending on the species of snake, it might be lizards, toads, earthworms, small mammals, birds or even other snakes.
rattle snakes and mouse
Desert snakes interact with other organisms by preying on small mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects. They are both predator and prey in the desert ecosystem, being hunted by larger predators such as birds of prey and mammals. Some snakes also contribute to seed dispersal and help regulate prey populations.
large birds,foxes,rats,weasels,some snakes,and people
Rattle snakes are their prey.
Almost any animal smaller than another animal can be a prey animal - rodents, hares, rabbits, birds, lizards, snakes.
So they can not get to hot and so they can wait for there prey undisguised!
Snakes, birds of prey, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and a number of other predators feed on desert rats (aka: kangaroo rats).
desert snakes eat birds
Carnivores are meat eaters they are different from herbivores, omnivores, and scavengers.
they prey for lots of snakes like rattle snakes
cats, snakes, and birds of prey
Snakes in the desert feed on small rodents, lizards and some eat other snakes.