The Texas blind snake (Rena dulcis) is a tiny, burrowing snake found in the southwestern United States. It has smooth, shiny pinkish brown scales and grows to about 7 to 11 inches (18 to 28 cm ...

Once abundant in central Louisiana and east Texas, the harmless burrowing snakes now exist in only six isolated populations because of destruction of the longleaf pine forests where they live. “If the ...