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Common wormsnake

Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825)

Status not recordedsnakes

The common wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 15 g.

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Quick facts about the common wormsnake

Weight
15 gsrc for Weight
Length
up to 35 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8.1 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
48.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

What eats the common wormsnake?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded predators of the common wormsnake

2 on record

  1. Racer Coluber constrictor5 sources
  2. Eastern copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix3 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records
  • Some snake food records from the Carolinas. 1979. Brimleyana 1: 113-124
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155201312
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/276387736
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138727449
  • The diet of rattlesnakes and copperheads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 1967. Copeia 1967(1): 226-227
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238793002

Where does the common wormsnake live?

Not recorded

Is the common wormsnake endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common wormsnake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyColubridae
  6. genusCarphophis
  7. SpeciesCarphophis amoenus (Say, 1825)

Synonyms Celuta helenae, Coluber amoenus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • WurmschlangeGerman
  • Cobra-minhoca-orientalPortuguese
  • Приятный карфофисRussian
  • Eastern Worm Snakeroot
  • Midwestern Wormsnakeroot

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Relatives of the common wormsnake

Other species in the same genus Carphophis.

CompareCommon wormsnake vs Western worm snake

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common wormsnake?

An adult common wormsnake weighs 15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common wormsnake?

The common wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.

What eats the common wormsnake?

Animals recorded preying on the common wormsnake include racer and eastern copperhead. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-wormsnake

MLA

“Common wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-wormsnake.

BibTeX
@misc{common_wormsnake_2026,
  title = {Common wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-wormsnake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}