めくらへび

noun

blind snake; worm snake

Refers to small, burrowing snakes of the family Typhlopidae, especially the Brahminy blind snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus). Often encountered in gardens or under debris.

• 庭にわでめくらへびを見みつけた。

  I found a blind snake in the garden.

• めくらへびはミミズに似にているが、蛇へびの一いっ種しゅだ。

  Blind snakes resemble earthworms, but they are a type of snake.

expression

fools rush in

Abbreviation of the proverb 盲蛇に怖じず (めくらへびにおじず), meaning 'the blind snake fears nothing' or 'fools rush in where angels fear to tread'. Used to describe reckless or ignorant boldness.

See also: 盲蛇に怖じず

• 「盲めくら蛇へびに怖おじず」ということわざを知しっていますか。

  Do you know the proverb 'The blind snake fears nothing'?

• 彼かれの無む謀ぼうな行こう動どうは、まさにめくらへびだ。

  His reckless behavior is exactly a case of 'fools rush in'.