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Worm snake

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Worm snake is the common name sometimes given to several species of snakes. They share the characteristics of small size, primarily subterranean habitat, non-functioning or small eyes, and varying resemblance to earthworms. Many are also known as Blind snakes, the alternative common name. Genera of snakes often called "worm snakes":

  • Typhlina, sometimes also referred to as shield-tailed snakes, or the African worm snake
  • Typhlops, sometimes also referred to as burrowing snakes