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Covacevich is most famous for rediscovering and describing the Inland Taipan snake (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), the world's most venomous snake. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In addition, she described over thirty new species and genera including the Cape York striped blind snake ( Ramphotyphlops chamodracaena ), the Nangur spiny skink ( Nangura spinosa ), and ...
Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake [4] and other names, is a non-venomous blind snake species, found mostly in Africa and Asia, and has been introduced in many other parts of the world.
All species in the family Typhlopidae are fossorial and feed on social fossorial invertebrates such as termites and ants. The tracheal lung is present and chambered in all species. One species, the Brahminy's blind snake, is the only unisexual snake, with the entire population being female and reproducing via parthenogenesis. [4]
Oklahoma woman Donna Bratschun told local news station KOKI that one night in December, she was getting ready to go to bed when she froze after discovering a snake nestled under her pillow ...
Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman ...
Indotyphlops lazelli, commonly known as the Hong Kong blind snake and Lazell's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Hong Kong . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Rena humilis, known commonly as the western blind snake, the western slender blind snake, and the western threadsnake, [4] is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominate subspecies described ...
Afrotyphlops schlegelii, commonly known as Schlegel's beaked blind snake [2] or Schlegel's giant blind snake, [1] is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [3] [4] [5] The species is endemic to eastern and southern Africa, and bears the distinction of being the world's largest typhlopid. [2]