In Vietnam's driest and hottest region, a limbless forest creature took refuge under a rotten log, scrounging around for termites to eat. Suddenly, something lifted the nearly-blind animal into the air. It tried to defend itself, but to no avail.
  • paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    11 months ago

    In Tucson there’s a similar species! Our cat caught one and brought it in where it immediately entangled itself in the carpet. Like a long skinny earthworm but not slimy of course because it’s a snake (or at least we called them blind snakes, I guess maybe they’re a different reptile).

    • eyes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      We’ve got a similar species in the UK, a limbless lizard called a Slow Worm.