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Common Name: Worm snake
Scientific Name: Carphophis amoenus
Identification: 8-13 inches. Brown or black above, pink below; eyes tiny; scales smooth.
Habit: Worm snakes burrow in loose soil and leaf litter in deciduous forests. They have a small harmless spine on the tip of the tail.
Distribution: Wooded uplands of the Florida Parishes and the area between Monroe and Tallulah.