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Brahminy blind snakes feed on termite and ant eggs, thus being quite environmentally beneficial in controlling termite and ant populations.

Despite them sometimes being found in people’s homes, their natural habitat is under or above ground, where they create little burrows to dwell in. One is most likely to find one of these in one of their plant pots (thus the name ‘flowerpot snake) or crawling up their drain, though the latter is not as common.įinally, we thought it would be important to detail some of the key facts about the brahminy blind snake. So, if any of our readers were to find one of these, which has happened before, they need only pick it up and place it outside. In Thailand (one of the many regions this snake can be found), it is thought that the brahminy blind snake is incredibly poisonous, and is widely feared, though this is just a myth. The brahminy blind snake is not venomous and is not known to carry any parasites or diseases.

In fact, there are plenty of worms of this size which are far more dangerous than this snake. Credit: Gary NafisĪlthough this is a snake and not a worm, our readers do not have to fear if they find one of these in or near their homes. Their eyes are so small and perfectly circular that it looks like someone drew them on with a sharpie. As we said, the tail is slightly more pointed, and the snake’s head has two, tiny black eye spots which blend in with its scales. Except for the tail-tip being slightly more pointed, there is really no clear visible difference between the head and the tail of the snake. In addition to its size, one of the blind snake’s characteristics that has people taking it for a worm is its uniform appearance. Brahminy blind snakes vary in color, but mostly they are gray, black or purple. Also, while that may be long for certain species of worms, that is not long for a snake. They can get as long as 6.5-inches (approximately 16-5.cm) but are very thin in girth. Better known as the flowerpot snake, the brahminy blind snake, or ‘Indotyphlops braminus’, is native to South-East Asia (but can be found all over the world) and is one of the smallest snakes known to man.