The main diet consists of earthworms and other small soft bodied insects. If it's caught, it will try to escape by stabbing its captor with the sharp point in its tail. Then it will slip through their clutches. It breeds from April to May and lays its eggs under rocks, logs, or loose dirt. Usually two to five hatch.
New snakes range from three to four inches.
It is never known to bite a human and is mainly concerned with running away. This snake is almost never seen because it spends the day under ground or under rocks. It is most likely found if you are digging or after a big rain which flushes them out. Its length is twelve inches and is usually brown above with a pink ventral surface. The head is small and round.