Leptotyphlopidae

This family of snakes is composed of 2 genera and about 41 species occurring in the Americas, Africa and Asia. They can be found in arid areas to rainforest. Are known to occur in nests of ants. Contains the world smallest snake. They are very slender and wormlike; round in section. They have no teeth in the upper jaw; feed mostly on termites or ants, their larvae and pupae. Most species suck out the contents of insect bodies and discard the skin.