New critter at Manambe Lavaka

[MattyB]

Dug a dig of dirt and out popped this guy. It's a wiggle worm! What is it?

[Jeff Searle]

Dug a dig of dirt and out popped this guy. It's a wiggle worm! What is it?

"Dug a dig of dirt" ??? That's half of your problem right there. But a cool insect....

[Kostas]

I think you are quite correct Matty in your assumption.Its surely a snake or legless lizard.I cant tell you which one for sure though...Quite cool to have it arround

[Moose]

Looks like a blind snake. It feeds on critters found in the soil. Rarely seen above ground.

[PalmatierMeg]

I also guess small snake or legless lizard. We find them often under logs or when we are planting - and they move fast. They eat vermin, so they are good. Does it have a ring around its neck? We see a lot of small snakes with orange rings behind the head.

[MattyB]

Meg,

No rings, just an irridescent hue to it.

I think Moosey got it. I looked it up and it appears to be a Blind Snake, which apparently are native to East County San Diego. I've never seen one before. He's a wiggly sucker.

Jeff,

Like you've never dug a dig of dirt before. Come on brother. Scooped a scoop of soil? Splashed a sploosh of water?

[Jeff Searle]

pauly...? where are you brother?

BS Man planted 11 palms for me during the sale on saturday. I think what he did was dug a dig a dirt. Only because it took him an hour and a half to plant them. His hands were totally black from the soil. And they were 1 gallons and 3 gallons. Go figure.....

thanks Bill !!!!!

[Tulio]

Look like a Brahminy Blind Snake.

[Moose]

pauly...? where are you brother?

BS Man planted 11 palms for me during the sale on saturday. I think what he did was dug a dig a dirt. Only because it took him an hour and a half to plant them. His hands were totally black from the soil. And they were 1 gallons and 3 gallons. Go figure.....

thanks Bill !!!!!

Bill's hands were black from the soil? Isn't that supposed to be "Ranch Hand chores"?

Where is the Snarky one???

Of the 11 palms, how many were from the genus Dypsis Jeff?

Ron.

[MattyB]

Times are tough. I used Paul for food.

[LJG]

Interesting, I never knew they lived in CA. Looks to be about the same size as the local tube snake also found in that same area.

[paulgila]

i certainly woulda snarked matt good for taking such liberties with our mother tongue.

thanks to all for stepping up to the plate while i was away!

[Moose]

Times are tough. I used Paul for food.

[ThunderSRQ]

Interesting, I never knew they lived in CA. Looks to be about the same size as the local tube snake also found in that same area.

Just an FYI that one of the common names for the Brahminy Blind Snake is the "flower pot snake" since that is where they often live (and would obviously explain how they got to California -- I've found several in the bottom of pots when planting palms) http://en.wikipedia....phlops_braminus

They are, as far as I can tell, a "good invader" since they feed on termite larvae.

[MattyB]

Interesting, I never knew they lived in CA. Looks to be about the same size as the local tube snake also found in that same area.

Very funny Len.

[Ken Johnson]

I see lots of them here. I saw one at Lens place. I told him to put it away.

[Moose]

I see lots of them here. I saw one at Lens place. I told him to put it away.

[oppalm]

I believe ZZ Top wrote a song titled , "Tube Snake Boogie". Maybe its about the blind snake.

[Moose]

I believe ZZ Top wrote a song titled , "Tube Snake Boogie". Maybe its about the blind snake.