Giant earthworms

I just thought this would be funny. My wife was walking our puppy out back a couple of nights ago,when she called for me to check this out.She had an earthworm (not a nightcrawler) on her hand that I had never seen before.I had to measure it and it was 12" long. I had seen alot of dead ones in my driveway but not that long.
Good bait maby? :D
Might explain all the piles of castings in my yard.