Blind Snake: Snake is such a creature, which scares almost every human being. It is also natural to be afraid. It is a creature crawling on the ground, on which the foot is kept when it is not visible. After which it attacks. Snake is a poisonous creature. That’s why most people are scared of it. There are about 3000 estimated species of snakes in the world, but only about 200 species are such, which are poisonous, that is, someone can die if they bite. Even after this, people consider all snakes to be poisonous.
There is not so much poison in every type of snake that it can kill a human being. Apart from being poisonous, their shape and texture are also the reason for fear of people. Some snakes are huge like pythons, some have two mouths. Today we are going to tell you about one such snake. Seeing whom you might make the mistake of considering him as an earthworm. Because, this snake is thin and small just like an earthworm.
earthworm snake
The snake that is being talked about here is commonly known as ‘Blind Snake’. The full name of this snake is ‘Brahmini Blind Snake’. In science it is called Indotyphlops braminus. You can mistake this snake for an earthworm. Because its movements and color are exactly like earthworms.
You will see the difference on closer look
On looking very closely, small stripes will be visible on its body, which are different from earthworms. Its tail is pointed. There are two small dots near its head. There is a cover over their eyes, that is, Indotyphlops braminius snakes are almost blind. They neither see anything nor do they know the light.
How dangerous is this snake?
Well snakes are dangerous. Some have deadly poison, while some large and non-venomous snakes are capable of breaking the bones of the prey with their coils. Blind snake is not poisonous at all. You cannot consider it dangerous for yourself at all. They usually feed on larvae, eggs and ants. These snakes are mostly found in Africa and Asia. The special thing is that they are only female and alone can give birth to children. They can lay 8 eggs at a time.
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