Common Lined Worm Snake

About the Common Lined Worm Snake

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Frequently asked: Common Lined Worm Snake

Is the Common Lined Worm Snake venomous?

No. The Common Lined Worm Snake (Afrotyphlops lineolatus) is non-venomous and is not considered dangerous to humans. Like most snakes, it will retreat rather than bite when given the chance.

Is the Common Lined Worm Snake poisonous?

Snakes are venomous, not poisonous. "Poisonous" means harmful to eat or touch; "venomous" means injecting toxins through a bite. The Common Lined Worm Snake is neither poisonous nor venomous.

Is the Common Lined Worm Snake dangerous?

The Common Lined Worm Snake is not dangerous to humans. It has no medically significant venom and bites only defensively if cornered or handled.

Where does the Common Lined Worm Snake live?

The Common Lined Worm Snake has verified records in 32 countries, including Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cameroon, Kenya. See the distribution section below for its full range.

Where it is found

More Typhlopidae snakes

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  Bibron's Blind Snake
  Afrotyphlops bibronii
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  Schlegel’s Beaked blind snake
  Afrotyphlops schlegelii
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  Zambezi Blind Snake
  Afrotyphlops dinga
• 
  Fornasini's Blind Snake
  Afrotyphlops fornasinii
• 
  Slender Blind Snake
  Afrotyphlops obtusus
• 
  Schmidt’s blind-snake
  Afrotyphlops schmidti
• 
  Spotted Blind Snake
  Afrotyphlops punctatus
• 
  Elegant Worm Snake
  Afrotyphlops elegans

Classification

How scientists group this snake, from the broadest category down to the exact species. Each step narrows to its closest relatives.

OrderThe broad group of scaled reptiles: all snakes and lizards

Squamata

FamilyA group of related snakes that share key traits

Typhlopidae

GenusA close-knit group of very similar species

Afrotyphlops

SpeciesThis exact snake, named in the two-part scientific name

Afrotyphlops lineolatus

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