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Definition of texas blind snake
texas blind snake
Plural:texas blind snakes
texas blind snake Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
9
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
American A small, slender, non-venomous burrowing snake native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, resembling a shiny pink or brown earthworm with tiny, scale-covered eyes.
Example
"While digging a new flower bed in the dry soil, the gardener unearthed a Texas blind snake and initially mistook it for an earthworm."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named for its native geographic range in the southwestern United States (especially Texas) and its rudimentary, non-functional eyes that are covered by protective scales, adapting it to an underground, burrowing lifestyle.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Texas blind snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/texas blind snake