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Eating mainly grubs, larvae and worms these creatures help aerate soil in fields. In the garden they may heave up a few plants as they search for their meals but if you don't mind their burrowing just under the surface they can actually do more good than harm. They create underground nests that look like balls of grass with a doorway. This photo is of babies about 2" long. The adults are aproximately 6" long. They do have very long sharp teeth so it is wise to use caution if you need to handle one. If they get off the sod and onto pavement they quickly become disoriented and dinner for an owl.
