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quite possibly my new favorite find while herping: a common wormsnake 🥹

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14th of September 2024: Eurasian Blind Snake

Believe it or not, it is still Snake Saturday, though this time with the Eurasian Blind Snake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis). Snakes are divided into two infraorders true snakes (Alethinophidia) and wormsnakes (Scolecophidia). The Eurasian Blind Snakes belong to the latter, and are in fact the only wormsnakes native to Europe [1].

They are burrowing snakes, and are generally found in open areas with sparse vegetation [2]. This has included being beneath stones at both the base and the top of a mountain [3], under stone fragments within the city walls of a castle [4], in a garden house, and in a bed in someone’s house [5]. They were originally discovered in Greece [3], but have since been found as far east as Tajikistan [2].

They are around 20-30 cm in length [4, 5]. Aside from all of the locations above, they have also been found in termite mounds and ants nests [2]. Unsurprisingly, they mostly eat ants and other small invertebrates [3]. They may also be found in holes pre-burrowed by actual worms [2].

Their labelling has been home to other species as well in the past, including some such as X. syriacus that were synonymised and then subsequently desynonymised (a process which isn’t helped when the museum holding the original specimen is destroyed in a bombing in World War II). Even now, the high genetic diversity within the Eurasian Blind Snake leaves suspicions open that there may be several species hiding under this name [6].

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [Image]

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My new worm snakes. So excited! I have worms, three kinds of isopods and springtails in their bio active enclosure. Tons of leaf litter, cork, rocks, rock cave, moss and a drainage layer. I’ve heard they’re hard to keep. I want to win this challenge. #homeawayfromhome #rhondasaviary #wormsnake (at Rhonda's Aviary) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv4bp_LFN0q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=adyyzghhmzti

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Look what I am getting! Western worm snake. They are fossorial and only get 8”-12” long. They eat...WORMS. 😁 I got a nice new live vivarium set up with isopods, springtails, and worms. #homesweethome #rhondasaviary #wormsnake (at Rhonda's Aviary) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv14B-KHTwU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ed8uqotsvpnc

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