Crazy worm, snake worm, or squirmy Burmese worm (Amynthas diffringens) is common in warm parts of California in permanent beds with abundant surface litter. It can squirm violently when handled, sometimes actually leaping from one’s hand. When handled, it often sheds its tail, which continues to squirm while the rest of the earthworm tries to escape. Photograph by Suzanne Paisley.
	Photograph by Suzanne Paisley.