McMartinVille--Reptiles

 
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Plains Blind Snake

Order:  Squamata (scaled reptiles)
Suborder:  Serpentes (=Ophidia) (snakes)
Family:  Leptotyphlopidae (blind snakes)
Genus:  Leptotyphlops (blind snakes)
Also Known As:  Texas blind snake  (general name for both L. dulcis subspecies), worm snake, thread snake

Scientific Name:  Leptotyphlops dulcis dulcis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Habitat:  Prairies to semi-arid areas, provided soil suitable for burrowing exists.

Leptos="slender," typhlos="blind," dulcis="sweet"

Length: To 10.75 inches.
Food:  Termites and ants (in all these insects' developmental stages). Texas Blind Snake Range
Erik and I found this snake on 22 March 2003 in a vacant lot in San Antonio.  It was under a log.  I wouldn't even have noticed it--it looked just like a large earthworm, but Erik's keen eye quickly identified it as a snake and he picked it up.  Immediately the snake began writhing and trying to "burrow" in between his fingers. Plains Blind Snake
For those fortunate enough to recognize this creature as a snake rather than just another earthworm, the Plains blind snake is an interesting little snake.  Its body can range from pink to grey to tan, but it usually has a metallic sheen (as this one demonstrates).  Also, in this second photograph, you can see the snake's right eye, though it is covered with a translucent scale. Plains Blind Snake