Xerotyphlops vermicularis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Xerotyphlops vermicularis, the European blind snake, European worm snake, Eurasian blind snake, or Eurasian worm snake, is a non-venomous species of snake in the genus Xerotyphlops. The common name results from the fact that is the only blindsnake naturally found in Europe (the brahminy blindsnake, Indotyphlops braminus, has been introduced to Kew Gardens and in Italy and Spain).
Xerotyphlops vermicularis is a small, earthworm-like snake that has a maximum length of 35 cm. The head, body, and tail generally have no differentiation between them and look like one fluid segment. The coloration tends to be light brown, yellowish, or flesh colored. Juveniles do not usually have different coloring than the adults, but some have been known to look pinkish when they are smaller. It is difficult to tell male and female European blind snakes apart; however, males will generally have longer tails than the females.
X. vermicularis is generally found underneath rocks in groups when mating season is beginning. Their mating behavior typically follows a three-step process: Tactile-chase: males first contact with female; involves chemosensory sampling... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Izmir | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
No species of the same family or order lives in Izmir, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Blind Snake sighting in Izmir on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Blind Snake in Izmir on a given day, against under 5% in April and August–February, the lowest months. Those are among Izmir's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eurasian Blind Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Izmir, in our data
Izmir is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eurasian Blind Snake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eurasian Blind Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Izmir (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
