Admire the half-snake, half-snake creature but has two legs

If you have the opportunity to stroll around the Baja California waters in Mexico, don't be surprised to see a strange creature crawling under the water: a long, pink-lizard-like lizard, with a burning body like a worm , lizard legs and head like . tortoise.

The appearance of this reptile is a characteristic combination of three species: snakes, worms and turtles.

Because this animal has a burrowing hobby throughout the day like moles, they are named mole rats. This type of Mexican mole lizard , as explained in the video of BioGraphic, is one of only three reptiles with two limbs and a worm-like body. So they are also known as worm lizards.

Worm lizards are found in Mexico, and their only home is Mexico's Baja California peninsula . This funny creature often lurks underground, so if you can catch them on rocks crawling through the sand, it is a rare opportunity.

The frightening appearance of this lizard makes most people think of a monstrous animal whose head is a tortoise, and its rear body is a worm.

Sara Ruane, a biologist at Rutgers University, explained that the researchers had to use traps to catch the mole rats. She shared that when she looked at the bottom of the bucket that caught them, she was surprised that she couldn't see anything. So she unleashed a layer of sand and an unexpected mole-rat lizard, swam in the shape of a pink chalk, looking very beautiful.

And in a few seconds, Ruane thought this might be a kind of blind snake because they looked pink and similar in appearance, but she knew, the living creature here could only be that lizard. It was unbelievable that her dream had come true when she witnessed such a virtual virtual mole lizard.

Mexican mole lizards spend most of their time digging burrows.

Scientists don't know much about this reptile. They spend a lot of time underground, crawling through layers of sandy soil, creating a challenge for research. Scientists could not understand what attracted them to dig so much, but they found out that their main food was worms . In some places, they are the most scaly species (counted in reptiles including snakes and lizards). Because they are quite crowded and eat a lot of bugs, mole rats are one of the important components in the ecosystem.

In the Baja, there is a funny and somewhat weird legend like this: If you are out and about to take a bath, if you neglect, the mole rats will crawl into your room and dig for yourself. I am a new residence with beautiful little legs. It doesn't make any sense if such a crazy thing happens, so don't worry when you go to Baja, there won't be any mole-rat lizards come to you!