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Western wormsnake
Carphophis vermis
HARMLESS
Description: 
Purplish-red top with a pink belly. A small, round snake, its tail is short and tapers to a sharp tip.

Size: 
Adults 8 - 11 inches (20 - 28 cm)

Prey: 
Earthworms, soft-bodied insects, and small centipedes.

Reproduction: 
Mates in the spring or fall. 1 - 8 eggs are laid from June to July and hatch around 50 days later. Hatchlings are 3 - 4 inches (8 - 10 cm) long.

Habitat: 
Moist woodlands and grassy hillsides near streams

Other Information: 
​Rarely found in the open, this snake prefers damp, loose soil under rocks, decaying logs, and other debris.

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  • Harmless Species
    • Broad-banded watersnake
    • Bullsnake
    • Coachwhip
    • Common gartersnake
    • Common watersnake
    • DeKay's brownsnake
    • Diamond-backed watersnake
    • Eastern hog-nosed snake
    • Flat-headed snake
    • Graham's crayfish snake
    • Great Plains ratsnake
    • Gulf swampsnake
    • Kansas glossy snake
    • Lined snake
    • Long-nosed snake
    • Marcy's checkered gartersnake
    • Northern red-bellied snake
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    • Slowinski's cornsnake
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    • Variable groundsnake
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    • Western mudsnake
    • Western smooth earthsnake
    • Western ratsnake
    • Western ribbonsnake
    • Western wormsnake
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    • Copperhead
    • Northern cottonmouth
    • Prairie massasauga rattlesnake
    • Prairie rattlesnake
    • Timber rattlesnake
    • Western diamond-backed rattlesnake
    • Western pygmy rattlesnake
  • Patterned
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