
Slender Blind Snakes
The Slender Blind Snakes or Thread Snakes (Leptotyphlopidae) are a family of snakes thought to be the world’s smallest snakes at about 11cm in length. They are found in North and South America, Africa, and Asia. There are 87 different species of these snakes. They are adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites. Their diet consists mostly of termites or ants, their larvae and pupae. Most species suck out the contents...