Hi Tweets,

John Fleckenstein writes:

>Your mystery critter sure sounds like a rubber boa.

The consensus of public and private suggestions is that the thing I saw
zipping back into the earth was a young rubber boa Charina bottae; none of
the slowworms or blindworms get anywhere near SW coastal BC without a plane
ticket.

Thanks to all who supplied suggested ID's!

Michael Price A brave world, Sir,
Vancouver BC Canada full of religion, knavery and change;
mprice at mindlink.net we shall shortly see better days.
Aphra Behn (1640-1689)