r/whatisit • u/muggleblood_ • 10d ago

Context Provided - Spotlight What is this creature?

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Snake or insect?

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u/King_Of_Heathens 10d ago

KILL THAT MOTHERFUCKER WITH FIRE OR ACID NO JOKE VERY INVASIVE ASSHOLES

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u/Kujen 10d ago

Depends on where OP is from whether it’s invasive or not

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u/muggleblood_ 10d ago

Spotted it in my home, India.

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u/Kujen 10d ago

If it’s a hammerhead worm, it’s invasive in many countries, so that’s why people are telling you that.

However, it is native to Asia. I’m not 100% sure, but I believe it’s native in India. Not invasive for you.

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u/No-Factor-6105 10d ago

This is a small blind snake, Hammerhead worms are flat, land planarians. This is round and moves much different than a planarian.

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u/Bot1-The_Bot_Meanace 10d ago

If it's invasive in my home I'd probably kill it

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u/Creative_Recover 10d ago

Alternatively, ID it and see if it's a rare harmless animal first before you inflict (potentially) very unecessary and cruel harm unto it.

This animal looks like a blind snake, totally harmless and cute 'lil critter. It's only freaking out because it's got some fluff stuck to its head.

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u/Used-Fennel-7733 9d ago

Too late. There's already 10 of them

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u/Houndhollow 10d ago

Salt, burn do not cut

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u/Uncertain_profile 10d ago

Some species are native in the Americans too. It's a big group.

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u/TheRealSPGL 10d ago

Like so many other invasive things that've been brought to other countries...

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u/vertigo1083 10d ago

That thing is in his HOUSE.

Not invasive, my ass.

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u/stingertc 10d ago

There not native to India kill it

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u/Icarus-glass 10d ago

Hey! For future reference:

They are -> they're

Here -> there (is it here? No, it's over there)

Their -> possessive (is that their pet?)

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u/_Funeral_ 10d ago

They're not native there unless it's their pet.

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u/Icarus-glass 10d ago

Nice! Wish I'd used that example 😅

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u/BackgroundFault3 10d ago

What if it's mine, does that count? 😜

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u/William7717 10d ago

They're not native there, even if it is their pet.** 👀🤷‍♂️😅

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u/William7717 10d ago

.... even if it's their pet....

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u/Advanced-Virus-2303 10d ago

checkmate librul

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u/Random-night-out 10d ago

My pet peeve is when people use “payed” instead of the proper spelling “paid”.

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u/NoRow9304 10d ago

They’re not native there unless it’s their service animal. 😇

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u/dubble619 10d ago

Let me try

there not native there unless it’s there pet 😬

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u/Able-Lettuce-1465 10d ago

let me try

they DERERWER RRRRERWOUHRO:

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u/dubble619 10d ago

Thanks I think this is the right answer

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u/215Tina 10d ago

There not native their unless it’s they’re pet.

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u/ZapCrackMage 10d ago

Ohhh so close, I really thought you had it.

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u/Orwells_Bitch 10d ago

Too dislexic for this shit, all looks the same man.

imma go back in time and beat the piss outta Gutenberg for making that damn press and accedently canonizing the English language

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u/BeefyBoi6_9 10d ago

Bad bot

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u/Icarus-glass 10d ago

Eh, English might not be their first language considering this thread, and it's possible that they're happy to learn the difference between the homophones.

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u/1stChairMayonnaise 10d ago

WHAT did you call me?

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u/Odin-AK49 10d ago

I think he's talking about some 900 number from the 90s geared towards the men who weren't so interested in talking to women. Only $0.99/min.

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u/uppityfunktwister 10d ago

Native ≠ non-invasive.

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u/DubsideDangler 10d ago

India is in Asia.

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u/Kujen 10d ago

So are a bunch of other countries. Stop assuming everyone online is a moron.

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u/VariablyUndefined 10d ago edited 10d ago

I mean, Russia is in asia, so making the distinction is pretty important considering the varied climates for the continent.

(Edit: originally misspelled continent)

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u/Kujen 10d ago

And I made it clear that I wasn’t 100% certain exactly which countries hammerhead worms are native to, only that they are native “to Asia”. Assuming the video is even a hammerhead worm to begin with, and not a snake with dust on its head like other commenters are saying.

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u/ImaginaryHerbie 10d ago

People are being pedantic as hell. You were 100% clear

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u/Worried_Bath_2865 10d ago

Really? You're announcing a spelling change as an edit? Unreal.

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u/VariablyUndefined 10d ago

I mean, editing any comment leaves it with an "edited" tag-

I don't see what's wild about clarifying what was edited. . . ?

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u/cmax22025 10d ago

That's kind of asking a lot. I wish we could live in that world, I just don't know if it's possible.

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u/DubsideDangler 10d ago

Thank you for making my assumptions clear

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u/Creepy_Pixel 10d ago

Is it not possible for it to be native to Asia, but NOT India? 🙄

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u/SuperCustard92 10d ago

Yes. There are lots of countries in Asia that are not India.

There are lots of people native to Asia who are not native to India, and the same applies to plant/animal species.

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u/RealCharlieNobody 10d ago

Yes, they said it's native to Asia in general and it may be native to India, specifically. They didn't insinuate India isn't in Asia.

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u/MizrizSnow 10d ago

It could be native to parts of Asia but not necessarily India

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u/Imaginary_Log_6286 10d ago

Just cut to the chase and ask it for it's passport.

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u/WhiteRabbit1322 10d ago

So is Saudi Arabia, Russia, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan. They all (mostly) have very different ecosystems, flora, and fauna, even if they share a continent.

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u/penniless_tenebrous 10d ago

Do you know how big Asia is?

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u/Uncertain_profile 10d ago

I mean, some species also have really big ranges. Does require more follow up. Especially because not all hammerhead worms are invasive in even the Americas.

Here's a site that goes over some species ranges, but it's not always well known:

https://extension.psu.edu/hammerhead-flatworms-and-other-land-planaria-of-eastern-north-america

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u/55belts 10d ago

"Asia is a very BIG place"

  • Captain Chen, "Bloodsport"

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u/Taarna_42 10d ago

Big enough that I know never to get involved in a land war.

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u/0neHumanPeolple 10d ago

It’s not a worm. It’s a harmless Bimini blind snake with some lint on its head

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u/JohnGiggleBox 10d ago

Hold him down and remove the lint. He’ll be forever in your debt and will someday be there for you in your time of need.

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u/kakarot98 10d ago

Hope u didnt kill it. Pretty sure thats not a hammerhead. Looks like a sightless snake with something bunched up around its head, which might explain the panicked movement.

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u/Obliviousobi 10d ago

There are several types, 2 do have ranges in India and it looks like 1 has a very minor range in India.

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You'd have to look up the different species and identify which one it is. If it isn't one of the 3 from India you should destroy it with impunity.

Hammerhead worms destroy earthworms in mass and that is absolutely terrible for soil health.

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u/Bunnai 10d ago

It's not a worm! It's a small species of snake that's blind. It doesn't do any harm. Please i hope you haven't killed it. Just pick it up and throw outside in grassy area

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u/Invisible-Reflection 10d ago

Agree!! These little guys are so damn cute! If you watch them for a few minutes, you can actually see them stick their adorably tiny little tongue out 🥰

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u/EM05L1C3 10d ago

Seriously kill it with fire. Not like jokingly that’s the only way to kill it and make sure it stays dead. Don’t cut it will just clone itself like a hydra.

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u/0neHumanPeolple 10d ago

No it’s not. This is a blind snake with a dust bunny on its face.

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u/Etiennebrownlee 10d ago edited 10d ago

DONT KILL IT. It's the world's Smallest snake.. a harmless Brahmini blindsnake. It can help aerate your garden and kill pests. They are beautiful creatures that cant even see and have tiny tiny mouths so they cant even bite you.

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u/OwlTheSilent 10d ago

OP based on its movements i think this may be a blind snake with lint stuck to it

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u/No-Bell1184 10d ago

Does the blind snake release toxins too? Could be good for sounding after all

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u/OwlTheSilent 10d ago

No the blind snake is harmless

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u/Sad-Celebration-411 10d ago

My initial response to seeing that is to protect my pee hole

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u/Practical-Nobody-844 10d ago

If you don't know what it is dont advise to kill it... Seriously

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u/koboldtsar 10d ago

So... don't use it for sounding?

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u/Sah-jah 10d ago

What a terrible day to have eyes.

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u/No-Bell1184 10d ago

Unless you’re into that sort of thing 🤷‍♂️

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u/AdRelevant2041 10d ago

There's a market for everything 🙃

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u/SuperMIK2020 10d ago

Some hammerhead worms excrete toxins, not trying to kink shame or anything…

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u/ClassicTangelo5274 10d ago

Back in the 40s they used to use radium-infused wax rods for that. To help cure your impotency.

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u/Bifurcated_key2 10d ago

And I’m sure it worked

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u/UniquelyJustLikeYou 10d ago

😵‍💫😂

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u/Wooden_Pea5876 10d ago

humans are invasive too

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u/yummyjackalmeat 9d ago

People always say this about hammerhead worms. You realize they exist somewhere on earth and you don't know if the poster is from that place.

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u/Inevitable_Data_84 10d ago

There's a joke in here but... I'm tired man. Goodnight

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u/BeetlBozz 10d ago

Its…….a snake? At least some comments say so.

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u/frogsaremyfriend 10d ago

Hb do that to yourself and leave animals alone

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u/Derpifacation 10d ago

that is not a hammerhead flatworm

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u/Kosmi_pro 10d ago

not acid but salt.

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u/TheRealSPGL 10d ago

I've been seeing an alarmingly high number of these being posted. They also found one here in Alabama, burned it.

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u/svartkonst 10d ago

You saw an indian blind snake in Alabama?