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title: "Eurasian Blind Snake"
description: "Xerotyphlops vermicularis — Rettili. Xerotyphlops vermicularis, the European blind snake, European worm snake, Eurasian blind snake, or Eurasian worm snake, is a non-venomous species of snake in the genus Xerotyphlops."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eurasian-blind-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eurasian Blind Snake

> Xerotyphlops vermicularis — Rettili. Xerotyphlops vermicularis, the European blind snake, European worm snake, Eurasian blind snake, or Eurasian worm snake, is a non-venomous species of snake in the genus Xerotyphlops.

- Scientific name: *Xerotyphlops vermicularis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 764
- Wikidata: [Q22984608](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22984608)
- iNaturalist taxon: [514727](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/514727)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Blind Snake
- de: Blödauge
- es: Serpiente Ciega Europea
- fr: Typhlops vermiculaire
- pl: Ślepucha robakowata

## Countries with the most observations

GR (278), TR (93), RU (83), AM (47), GE (46), IR (34), CY (33), AL (28), BG (27), AZ (7), IQ (4), TJ (4)

## Summary

Xerotyphlops vermicularis, the European blind snake, European worm snake, Eurasian blind snake, or Eurasian worm snake, is a non-venomous species of snake in the genus Xerotyphlops. The common name results from the fact that is the only blindsnake naturally found in Europe (the brahminy blindsnake, Indotyphlops braminus, has been introduced to Kew Gardens and in Italy and Spain).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerotyphlops_vermicularis

## Photo

![Eurasian Blind Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-blind-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: tikitu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81457315

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-blind-snake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).