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The eastern worm snake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus) is a subspecies of the worm snake, Carphophis amoenus, [1] a nonvenomous colubrid endemic to the Eastern Woodlands region of North America. [2] The species' range extends from southwest Massachusetts, south to southern Alabama, west to Louisiana and north to Illinois. [ 3 ]
Carphophis amoenus, commonly known as the worm snake, [3] is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the eastern United States. [4] C. amoenus can be found east of the Mississippi, from southwest Massachusetts south to southern Alabama west to Louisiana and then north to Illinois. [ 5 ]
Worm snakes are fossorial snakes, and spend the vast majority of their time buried in loose, rocky soil, or under forest leaf litter. They predominantly reside in cool, moist soils next to streams, hilly woodlands, pine forest stands, partially grassy woodsides, and farmland bordering woodlands. [ 3 ]
“Snakes do not chase people,” Beane said. “Some species may stand their ground when confronted, or crawl rapidly toward a person who happens to be between the snake and where it wants to go.
Elapidae (/ ə ˈ l æ p ə d iː /, commonly known as elapids / ˈ ɛ l ə p ə d z /, from Ancient Greek: ἔλαψ élaps, variant of ἔλλοψ éllops "sea-fish") [6] is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth.
Garter snakes can bite or strike humans if they feel threatened. Small garter snakes eat prey such as slugs and earthworms, but larger garter snakes eat birds, fish, amphibians and rodents.
The midwestern worm snake, Carphophis amoenus helenae, a subspecies of C. amoenus, is a nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The subspecies is endemic to the Midwest and Southern United States .
Consequently, more is known about it than about the other genera, although Calamariinae is still among the most poorly known groups of snakes in the world, especially for its relatively high species diversity. Calamariine snakes are small, burrowing, forest-dwelling snakes that eat worms.