Worm snake
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Worm snake is the common name sometimes given to several genera of snakes. They share the characteristics of small size, primarily subterranean habitat, non-functioning or small eyes, and varying resemblance to earthworms. Many have the alternative common name: Blind snakes.
[edit] Genera of snakes often called "worm snakes"
- Carphophis, American worm snakes.
- Typhlina, sometimes also referred to as shield-tailed snakes, or the African worm snake.
- Typhlops, sometimes also referred to as burrowing snakes.