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 Post subject: Olympic Earthworm?
PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:15 am 
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Location: Keller, TX
My garden is a raised bed, surrounded by blocks. I pick up the blocks, from time to time, looking for slugs, and some times I admit I just like to see what critters are nesting under them.

On a number of occasions I've seen something that looks like a worm, but it doesn't move like a worm. It's about 3-4 inches long, dark red the way earthworms are, very healthy-looking. However, it doesn't move like I would expect a worm to move. Whenever I unearth worms, they writhe around and never go anywhere. These guys, however, are lighting fast and get away in an instant.

Do worms move that fast? Is this a snake that looks like a worm?

Thanks for any insight,
Chris


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From your description, it is probably a garden snake. Most of the ones I have seen are more brown/black in color. They are great to have since they eat a lot of bugs although they tend to startle & scare people.

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at first i thought they were also probably snakes. however, today is saw this same worm and it is DEFINATELY is a worm! and it moved VERY fast! i've never seen anything like it!


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