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Slow worm
Anguis fragilis
59.0374, 10.2218
Field Notes
Description:
A slow worm making its way over a dust road. About 30 cm in length.
Habitat:
Mixed forest.
Notes:
These species are not snakes, they are in fact lizards with no legs and are non-venomous. Slow worms prey on small insects and earthworms and can lose their tail if they are preyed upon like some lizards do.
In some cases they have been spotted hibernating with the European Adder which are their natural foes.
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Anguis fragilis
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 2, 2014
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