Blind Pink Snake Species Rediscovered After 100 Years.

By Alex in Animals & Pets, Pictures on Feb 13, 2007 at 8:50 pm

Scientists re-discovered the blind snake of Madagaskar (Xenotyphlops mocquardi) after the species was last seen more than 100 years ago. The snake is approximately 10 inches long, as thick as a pencil, and looks like a long skinny pink worm!

“They’re really rare because they’re subterranean,” said blind-snake expert Van Wallach of Harvard University who described the new specimen. “You can’t just go out anytime you want and collect these things. You can dig forever and never find them.”

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Jimbo
Feb 13th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
I didn’t know anyone was still wanting to see it.
Ty
Feb 13th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Interesting discovery, but nothing compared to those deep sea and cavern creatures.
Denita TwoDragons
Feb 14th, 2007 at 12:24 am
Oh, a worm snake! I used to find snakes like this one crawling through my garden at my previous residence, though only about half as long as the above example. You’d think it was a nightcrawler until you saw its miniscule eyes. (The eyes are not much bigger than a vanilla seed, and almost vestigial. I don’t think it sees much more than shadows and light.)

It has a pointy scale on the end of its little tail that it uses to scratch attackers with. And it poops in self-defense. (and it’s STINKY poop!)

–TwoDragons
Lou
Feb 14th, 2007 at 10:23 am
I thought the blind, pink snake was a euphemism.
Alli
Feb 14th, 2007 at 11:19 am
Well Lou let’s hope the BPS doesn’t get lost for 100 yrs, lol.
Denita TwoDragons
Feb 14th, 2007 at 11:33 am
*sigh* OK, I give…(insert phallic joke here)…

–TwoDragons
Aramax
Feb 14th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Looks like purple toothpaste to me.
Chris Bowyer
Nov 15th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I have heaps of them in my garden. My 3 cats kill 2 or 3 a week and leave there punctured bodies in the garage… Location – Budgewoi NSW Australia
Haylee Barclay
Nov 21st, 2008 at 3:49 pm
it looks weird but is very fascinating that it can put me to sleep in a milli-second!!!!!!!!!!!! *yawn* *snore*!
Haylee Barclay
Nov 21st, 2008 at 3:50 pm
I hate that stupid pore excuse for a snake in a worm type form! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Haylee Barclay
Nov 21st, 2008 at 3:52 pm
that Blind Pink Snake is ugly and is probably smlimy with gew from the bottom of its poo hole
Haylee Barclay
Nov 21st, 2008 at 3:52 pm
hahahahahahaha it just got curled by me HAHA its an idiot
gus
May 8th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
hello everybody
ma name is gus
i caught one of those.. but no one attended to buy it from
now i need to know how to take care of plz

ma e-mail is gothic-gus@windowslive.com

plz , be fast or it may die

location : DUBAI

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