Slow worm _ Anguis fragilisCoombe Heath Dorset- 220820

            With long, smooth, shiny, grey or brown bodies, slow worms look very similar to tiny snakes. In fact they are legless lizards and are quite harmless.

Although found throughout mainland Britain, they are most common in Wales and south-west England. They are absent from Ireland.

Slow worms like humid conditions and emerge from their hiding places at dusk or after rain to hunt for food. They spend the winter hibernating under piles of leaves or within tree roots.

If attacked by a predator, a slow worm can shed its tail to escape, although it never grows back fully.

What they eat: Slugs, snails, spiders, insects and earthworms.

Taken on: August 22, 2020

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Slow worm

Anguis fragilis

Dorset

Legless lizards

Reptiles

Lizard

southwest

Natural History

Nature

heathland

British Wildlife « less

Sets appears in: • Misc - Nature • Reptiles more » • Dorset - Wildlife • MACRO • British Reptiles & Amphibians « less

Groups appears in: • Reptiles & Amphibians • Snakes, Reptiles, Arachnids and Herps. more » • Countryfile • Dorset(England) wildlife • National Geographic Wild Life • BBC Natural History Unit « less

Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/4.0, 1/320 sec, 100mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	-0.2 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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