Eastern Worm Snake
Carphophis amoenus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 7,381
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Carphophis amoenus, commonly known as the worm snake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the eastern United States. C. amoenus can be found east of the Mississippi, from southwest Massachusetts south to southern Alabama west to Louisiana and then north to Illinois.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Carphophis amoenus”.