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'Snake centipedes' or 'garden centipedes' are the pale red or brownish ''Geophilus'' and ''Haplophilus'', which have very narrow and elongated bodies up to 7 cm long, 30 legs when fully grown, born with 15. They are found in soil and leaf litter, often exposed when turning-over garden soil. They are harmless to humans.
Garden centipedes have venom claws behind their heads to attack prey which includes cockroaches and spiders.