Slow Worm

Slow Worm - "Anguis Fragilis" - ( fragile snake ).

The Slow-worm is a lizard. It looks like a snake in some respects but the fact that it has eyelids, a flat forked tongue and can drop its tail to escape from a predator gives its true identity away / It's appearance is always shiny, the males are a greyish brown, the females brown with dark sides and a thin line down the back / Slow-worms give birth to live young in September / The young are very thin, about 4cm long with black bellies and gold or silver backs with a thin black line down the middle / Hibernation period October - March / Thought to be the longest-lived of all lizards / normal lifespan is around 15 years