Western Blind Snake
Western Blind Snake ~ Leptotyphlops humilis
Genus: Leptotyphlops
Species: humilis
Adult body length: 7 - 16 inches
Body length at birth: 4 - 6 inches
Breeding period: June - July
Young per year: 2 - 6 young per year
Typical foods: small insects
Habitat: The Western Blind Snake varies in habitats from deserts to forest, mainly where loose soil is present
Can be found: California, Utah, Nevada, Texas
Short description: non-venomous, no neck, rounded head, slender, rounded scales, rounded pupils
General description:
The Texas Blind Snake is a non-venomous snake. It
is a smooth, shiny snake with a brownish-red, pink
or tan color. Its eye is completily black with a scale
covering it. This snake it completely harmless. It it
often confused with worms, for it look much like one.
November 09 2007 07:58 pm