worm snake

noun

Carphophis amoenus, a small, nonvenomous colubrid snake native to the eastern United States, typically found in moist, rocky woodlands beneath rotting logs and stumps.

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blind snakethunder snakeCarphophis amoenus
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Meanings

nounworm snake (plural worm snakes)

plural worm snakes

  1. Carphophis amoenus, a small, nonvenomous colubrid snake native to the eastern United States, typically found in moist, rocky woodlands beneath rotting logs and stumps.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes

Similar
blind snake
Broader
snakeserpentophidian

nounsmall reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States

Similar
thunder snakeCarphophis amoenus
Broader
colubrid snakecolubrid
Also see
blind snakethunder snake

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

worm snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20snake

MLA

“worm snake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20snake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worm snake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20snake.

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