If you’ve ever discovered a tiny, shiny, worm-like creature in your garden soil or flowerpot, chances are it isn’t a worm at all. What you’re likely seeing is a Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops ...

On a farm in southern India, agricultural workers dug into the damp soil and uncovered a 1-foot-long creature with “distinct” eyes. Something about the “lustrous” animal caught the attention of nearby ...

Writer Katherine Rundell introduces us to the snake as part of her series exploring the lives of 20 astonishing and endangered creatures.