WORM SNAKE Definition & Meaning

worm snake

noun

any of several small, wormlike snakes, especially Carphophis amoenus, of the eastern and central U.S.
blind snake.

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Origin of worm snake¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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The blind worm snake in the video may have mistaken the cobra’s nostril for a tunnel that it could burrow into.

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It tartly noted that the suit sought to kill a proposed hotel to protect obscure species, the Eastern spadefoot toad and the worm snake.

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Blind worm snakes have tiny eyes which are covered by scales, allowing them to differentiate between light and dark spaces but preventing them from seeing full images.

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The smaller snake inside the cobra’s nostril is likely a blind worm snake.

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