---
title: "Western Worm Snake"
description: "Carphophis vermis — Rettili. Carphophis vermis (common name western worm snake) is a species of small, nonvenomous colubrid snake native to the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/western-worm-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Worm Snake

> Carphophis vermis — Rettili. Carphophis vermis (common name western worm snake) is a species of small, nonvenomous colubrid snake native to the United States.

- Scientific name: *Carphophis vermis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1157
- Wikidata: [Q2940138](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2940138)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27385](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27385)

## Names

- en: Western Worm Snake

## Countries with the most observations

US (1094)

## Summary

Carphophis vermis (common name western worm snake) is a species of small, nonvenomous colubrid snake native to the United States.

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

## Photo

![Western Worm Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-worm-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jeremy Chamberlain · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163449953

## Machine access

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