Common Worm Snake
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Common Worm Snake (Typhlina bramina) is a snake found primarily in the South Asia and true to its name resembles a worm growing to a maximum length of 12.5 cm. It is small and wormlike with smooth shiny scales and a blunt head and tail. They are reddish brown or black and superficially look like earthworms. They are harmless snakes found even in Andamans. This also the only snake reported from Lakshadweep Islands.
[edit] Habitat
Worm snakes live underground in ant and termite nests. They are also found under logs, moist leaves and humus in wet forest, dry jungle and even city gardens. The distribution and surival of this group of snakes directly reflects soil humidity and temperature. Since deforestation has become rampant in India, that some of the forest species of worm snakes will not survive.
[edit] References
Romulus Whitaker (1978). COMMON INDIAN SNAKES: A Field Guide. Macmillan India Limited.
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