Kansas biologists had been looking for a uncommon, tiny snake known as the New Mexico threadsnake or “blind snake” after they discovered one in a shocking place—a toad’s mouth. What are the possibilities? The discover was nice luck for the biologists and unhealthy luck for the toad, which was mid-snack.
“Take a look at this tremendous uncommon discover [. . .] A New Mexico Threadsnake . . . within the mouth of a Woodhouse’s Toad! That’s proper – that’s a snake, not a worm!” writes the Kansas Division of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) in a Fb put up.
New Mexico threadsnakes are on the record of threatened species within the state of Kansas. KDWP says these tiny snakes are usually simply 5-8 inches lengthy. They reside largely alongside the Kansas/Oklahoma border.
“These snakes are nocturnal and simple to overlook with their worm-like look, so think about the shock when our survey crew captured a Woodhouse’s Toad attempting to snack on the very species our crew was looking for,” the caption says.
KDWP doesn’t specify how the researchers knew that the toad had discovered what they had been on the lookout for or precisely how they retrieved the snake. Judging by the photograph, the snake nonetheless seems to be intact, so it’s potential the toad had simply barely caught it.
Have you ever heard of a New Mexico threadsnake?
