WORM SNAKES-Brahminy/Common Worm Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus)- II

There are 14 species of worm snakes, all of which belong to the genus Typhlina. It is easy to mistake most of them for worms, until you see the shiny eyes and minute shiny scales. The commonest one is reddish brown and found throughout India. Scientists were startled to find that they could locate males in this genus and discovered that worm snakes are "parthenogenic". That is, a female can fertilize her own 5 to 8 eggs without the help of a male.

Worm snakes are found in moist, wet earth or under leaves. They feed on worms and maggots, which they hunt underground. When handled, like burrowers, these snakes poke with their tails in defence. This gives people the idea that they are stinging with their tails-which of course no snake is capable of doing.

Brahminy/Common Worm Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus)-
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Ramphotyphlops
Species: R. braminus
Binomial classification:
Ramphotyphlops braminus
general length between 6.35-16.5 cm (2½ to 6½ inches) in length.
Venom Toxicity: No venom or means to inject it.

Beaked Worm Snake (Grypotyphlops acutus) - general length of the Beaked worm snake is about 600mm i.e 60cm. Its the longest of all worm snakes in our country.

Ramphotyphlops braminus is a harmless blind snake species found mostly in Africa and Asia, but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. Completely fossorial, they are often mistaken for earthworms, except that they are not segmented.
Adults are small and thin, averaging between 6.35-16.5 cm (2½ to 6½ inches) in length. The head and tail-tip look much the same, with no narrowing of the neck. The rudimentary eyes appear only as a pair of small dots under the head scales. The tip of the tail ends with a tiny pointed spur. The head scales are small and resemble those on the body. There are 14 rows of dorsal scales along the entire body. The coloration of the adults varies from shiny silver gray to charcoal gray or purple. The venter is grayish to brown. Juveniles are colored much the same as the adults.[3]

The tiny eyes are covered with translucent scales, rendering these snakes almost entirely blind. The eyes cannot form images, but are still capable of registering light intensity.
Common names
Brahminy blind snake, Brahminy blindsnake.[2] flowerpot snake, common blind snake, island blind snake, Hawaiian blind snake, Nilgiri worm snake (for the synonym Typhlops fletcheri), and Perrotet's shieldtail snake (for the synonym Typhlina bramina). It has been called the flowerpot snake because they have been introduced in various parts of the world through the plant trade.

Habitat
Usually occur in urban and agricultural areas.[3] These snakes live underground in ant and termite nests. They are also found under logs, moist leaves and humus in wet forest, dry jungle and even city gardens. The distribution and survival of this group of snakes directly reflects soil humidity and temperature.

Feeding
Their diet consists of the larvae, eggs, and pupae of ants and termites.

Reproduction
This species is parthenogenetic , reproduction is asexual. and all specimens collected so far have been female. They lay eggs or may bear live young. Up to eight offspring are produced: all female and all genetically identical.

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