Photo 657363, (c) Chris Patnaude, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Patnaude

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What

Brahminy Blindsnake (Indotyphlops braminus)

Observer

chrispherp

Date

March 29, 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Description

My daughter found this out in the open on our back patio, she asked me why that worm was moving so weird. I picked it up and realized it was a blind snake. After the fact I reviewed the details with Brad H. from museum and he believes this is not the native species based on the very dark color and could be a range extension from invasive population in Chula Vista. I wish I would have kept the specimen for scale counts but I may have some better pics on my camera, will look and post if I find any.

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