Worm snakes generally have a lifespan of around 4 to 5 years, though this can vary depending on environmental conditions, predation and availability of resources.

The worm snake might be one of the most elusive and curious creatures you’ve never seen. These small, fossorial snakes spend most of their lives underground or hidden in leaf litter, making them one ...

A research group has discovered a new North American trematode, Ochetosoma elongatum, for the first time in Japan in the oral cavities of three native snake species in the Kanto region. Ochetosoma ...

"Western worm snake" redirects here. For another species with this name, see Namibiana occidentalis.

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It looks like a worm and turns brown within a couple ... They also eat baby cottontails, swamp rabbits, other snakes, lizards, baby turtles, frogs, toads, grasshoppers and cicadas.

Somebody asked the other day: If you find a baby snake, how can you tell what kind of snake it is? My most truthful answer is that in many cases, I really can’t. Your mileage may vary.