The Slow Worm

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The Slow Worm. If you try to hold them by the tail it will break off and the slow-worm will wriggle off to freedom. There are just three species of lizard that are native to Britain and only the slow-worm is legless.

The Slow Worm Is A Legless Lizard That Looks Like A Snake But Is Niether A Worm Nor A Snake Adults Spend Much Of Their Time Under Slow Worm Reptiles Wildlife
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To get away from the predators that come after them they make their movement smoother by dropping their tails low as they move away. Slow worms are carnivores which feed on invertebrates. The slow worm is neither a worm nor a snake but is in fact a legless lizard - its identity is given away by its abilities to shed its tail and blink with its eyelids.

And they move very fast.

Cover where for most of the time it remains hidden in thick. Native to Great Britain. Like Slow Worms Adders are also a protected species and deliberately killing or injuring them is against the law. Its heritage dates all the way back to the late Cretaceous period c66-100 million years ago.