Use the Search menu to filter the table by entering any portion of the common or scientific name. The number of entries per page canīe selected using the Show menu above the table. The table can be sorted on any column by clicking on it. They rarely bite but do produce a pungent odor from their anal glands.This table contains links to download individual species' habitat model reports, range data, and habitat data along with associated information. In hand, worm snakes will use their heads and hard pointed tails to probe, as if burrowing, for an escape route. During the summer, they burrow deep into the ground or seek shelter under rocks or in rotting stumps or logs, and remain inactive until conditions improve. Worm snakes are intolerant of dry conditions and often disappear from areas that have been cleared of vegetation. Rarely seen in the open, worm snakes may be found under rocks and logs, but are often underground. They feed almost exclusively on earthworms, although other small slender prey such as salamanders, fly larvae and slugs are occasionally taken.
Moist woodlands with either sandy or rocky soils provide the best habitat. You are free: to share to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. In Massachusetts, worm snakes have been found only in the southern Connecticut Valley where they prefer areas with sandy soil. Eggs laid in June and early July generally hatch in August and September. A typical clutch consists of 2-5 small eggs. Eggs are deposited under rocks or inside mulch piles, rotting logs or stumps. Carphophis Carphophis vermis List of reptiles of Iowa List of snakes of Illinois User:Abyssal/Image captions to use User:Abyssal/Aspect ratio table Usage on et. Carphophis Usage on eu. Carphophis vermis Carphophis Usage on fr. Carphophis Usage on nv. Halgai Hteeld. Females store the sperm over winter and use it to fertilize eggs in the spring or early summer. Smooth scales give it a shiny, iridescent quality, and readily distinguish it from brown and redbelly snakes that have keeled scales. The worm snake is an unpatterned brown snake with a pink belly, pointed head and small eyes.
This small burrowing snake shares a superficial resemblance to an earthworm.
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