I honestly originally thought you meant they were actual worms, based on the name and the appellation of not-snake. XD I mean! It didn't seem weird in the context of a garden! Although I was a bit baffled at the notion of an actual worm staring at you. I am less baffled having looked at photos and also seen this comment now.

(I.... have an actual degree in biology, is the hilarious bit here. Also, I grew up in rural Tennessee. Admittedly, no actual field work in biology was involved in that degree as it was only undergrad, but still. *g*)