Island Blind Snake

As termites and ants are also introduced animals these snakes pose no great threat to ecosystems in hawaii.
Island blind snake. They are completely fossorial i e burrowing animals with habits and appearance similar to earthworms for which they are often mistaken although close examination reveals tiny. Male tiger snakes largely out number female tiger snakes on the island which is another curiosity of the island s tiger snake colony. Brahminy blind snakes are also called flowerpot snakes which is a reference to their ability to disperse throughout the world hidden in the soil of flowerpots. The snakes can be found.
Believed to have arrived via potting soil from the philippines in the 1930s the brahminy blind snake otherwise known as the flowerpot snake the island blind snake and the hawaiian blind snake looks like an earthworm feeds on ants and termites seeks shelter under nests humus logs and leaves and is at approximately six inches in length one of the smallest snakes in north america. The island which is. They also eat the eggs and larvae of ants and termites. It is thought that large pots used in commercial agriculture have transported this asian native to africa india sri lanka many pacific islands southeast asia australia mexico and the united states.
These small snakes with tiny eye spots eat small termites ants and other arthropods. The christmas island blind snake ramphotyphlops exocoeti is a species of snake in the family typhlopidae. To find their food blind snakes flick their tongue to taste and smell the trail of ants and termites. Carnac island which sits 10 kilometres off the coast of fremantle has one of the densest island populations of deadly tiger snakes in the world many of which are blind.
Sometime in the 1980 s the blind snake was introduced to the islands of hawaii in potting soil from plants probably from the philippines. Indotyphlops braminus commonly known as the brahminy blind snake and other names is a nonvenomous blind snake species found mostly in africa and asia but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. They rake ants and. Christmas island blind snake conservation status.
No subspecies are currently recognized. They are found wherever ants and termites their main food supply are plentiful. This harmless species and its relatives are predators of termites and ants and are not considered to be threats to island ecosystems even as introduced species. They follow the ants trails to the nest.
Blind snakes live in south eastern australia. The species is endemic to christmas island. These blind snakes survive and thrive relying upon scent and eating immobile prey such as seabird chicks.