Blind Snake (Noun)
Meaning
Wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The group of herpetologists went on an expedition to find and study the rare blind snake species native to the warm regions of the desert.
- Blind snakes are often mistaken for earthworms due to their slender bodies and diminished eyesight.
- During the excavation, a blind snake accidentally burrowed into the team's equipment case, causing chaos among the researchers.
- Local legend stated that blind snakes possessed healing properties, leading many to seek them out in the desert sand.
- Scientists have long been fascinated by the vestigial eyes of the blind snake, a reminder of its evolutionary adaptation to subterranean life.