Difference between Snake and Earthworm
No. |
Snake |
Earthworm |
1. | Snakes are basically a limbless reptile and scales are present on the long body of the snake. | Earthworms are segmented worms and have soft body with pink, red or brown in color. |
2. | Snakes belongs to class reptilia. | Earthworm belongs to the class clitellata. |
3. | Snakes can consume their prey which is three times larger than the diameter of their head. | Earthworms eat soil, the organic content are digested and absorbed by the guts. |
4. | The common snakes in India are Indian cobra, Boa, krait, Russells viper- Daboia | The common earthworms in India are Pheretima and Lumbricus. |
5. | Snake do not have eyelids, jaws are not fused together, shed their skin three to six times per year and their forked tongue useful to smell the air. | Earthworm is reddish brown and terrestrial invertebrates. |
6. | Snakes are found in forests, prairies, water and deserts. | Earthworms live in burrows during day time and it is made by boring the soil. |
7. | Snakes are commonly referred as Serpents. | Earthworms are also referred as Angleworm. |