Brahminy Blind Snake Florida
This is a small very slender snake that resembles a wiry worm and burrows in loose moist soil primarily for termites and ant pupae.
Brahminy blind snake florida. Florida s snakes brahminy blindsnake ramphotyphlops braminus nonnative. Brahminy blind snake ramphotyphlops braminus florida s nonnative wildlife. It is exotic not native but not invasive.
The brahminy blind snake is a non native species from southeastern asia it was first reported in florida in 1983 and has now been found from key west in the florida keys north throughout most of the peninsula and west in leon county in the panhandle. It is an exotic species originally from asia and probably spread to florida via the nursery trade. Side of the head c.
Indotyphlops braminus commonly known as the brahminy blind snake and other names is a nonvenomous blind snake species found mostly in africa and asia but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. The tiny slender brahminy blind snake is sometimes called the potted plant snake because it is often found in flowerpots. These photos may not be used without the express written permission of the photographer.
Populations are confirmed breeding and. It can be found in large numbers under surface debris bartlett 1997 and it has been found in dade county pine rocklands under the bark and rotten interiors of standing dead slash pine trees k. The good news is that the brahminy blind snake is not venomous or thought to push out native species.
Their bodies move back and forth like a snake but do not expand and contract like the segmented earthworm. How to get rid of snakes. Enge ffwcc quincy personal observation.
Underside of the head chin and throat d. Even if the snake is not a poisonous snake it still carries bacteria. Most individuals do not know one kind of snake from another.
Usually 4 6 in. It most likely traveled in potted plants and is sometimes called the flower pot snake.
