[2][3][4][5] The flowers are borne singly or in pairs in leaf axils on stalks mostly 4–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long but are mostly or partly hidden by the leaves.

Flowering mainly occurs between March and December and is followed by fruits which are dry, almost spherical, 6.5–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long with a grey, papery covering.

[6][7] The specific epithet (serpens) is a Latin word meaning "snake",[8] referring to the habit of this species.

[3] Eremophila serpens grows in sandy soil, often near the margins of salts lakes, between Hyden and Salmon Gums[3][5] in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions.

[9] Snake eremophila is classified as "Priority Four" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife,[9] meaning that is rare or near threatened.