Eastern Worm Snakes are harmless to humans. If held, they will try to burrow between a person's fingers. People destroy worm snake habitat when they develop land to build houses or other buildings. Worm snakes help people by controlling insect populations and other animals.
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Eastern Worm Snake images & information ... Eastern Worm Snake; Carphophis amoenus amoenus ... Eastern Worm Snakes are small, shiny snakes found throughout South Carolina. Adults are usually 8 to 10 inches in length. Their scales are smooth and opalescent. The anal plate is divided and the tail ends with a sharp point.
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Carphosis amoenus amoenus (SAY, 1825) Eastern Worm Snake ... The Eastern Worm Snake most closely resembles an earthworm. It is a small, fossorial snake ranging from 7 to 12 inches in length. The dorsal surface is brown or black, while the ventral surface is translucent pink.
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The Eastern Worm Snake is a very small, glossy brown-to-black snake that resembles an earthworm. Also, the belly of this snake is bright pink to reddish-pink. The tail is short and it tapers to a sharp tip. ... The Eastern Worm Snake ranges from southern New England southward through the Carolinas to northern Georgia,
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Virginia's Wildlife and Boating Agency. ... The worm snake is found in moist environments throughout Virginia below 1300 meters elevation. It occurs statewide in Virginia except for the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore. This species is common in all areas of Virginia with developed soils.
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(I found this snake under a board I set in my back yard with the intention of finding herps. This was my first herp find in about three years of having the boards in place.); PCCA20080907-5628A ... Eastern Worm Snake by cotinis. ... Click this icon to see all public photos and videos tagged with Eastern Worm Snake...
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Eastern Worm Snake Abstract: This small, burrowing snake is a southern species, just entering southern New England and adjacent sections of New York.
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Carphophis is derived from the Greek words karphos which means "straw" or "chaff" and ophios which means "snake". ... Blind snake, blind worm, cricket snake, eastern ground snake, eastern twig snake, little red snake, milk snake, thunder snake.
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Similar species: In the Park, the smooth earth snake, (Virginia valeriae valeriae ), may be confused with the worm snake. ... Species Index >Animalia >Chordata >Reptilia >Squamata >Colubridae >; Carphophis amoenus amoenus (Say), Eastern Worm Snake - Biodiversity of Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... Eastern Worm Snake photo...
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