A brown blindworm on a gray gravel road.
#139

Slow Worm

Anguis fragilis

Moderate Least concern Photographed

2 photos · first photographed 2025-05-31

Distribution

Range

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Quick facts

Group
Reptiles
Family
Anguidae
Size
35–50 cm (length)
Weight
20–50 g
Diet
Insectivore
Lifespan
20–30 yrs
Habitat
Woodland edges, Grassland, Heathland, Gardens

About

The common slow worm is a non-venomous species of legless lizard native to Europe. It is also called a deaf adder, blindworm, or regionally, a long-cripple, steelworm, and hazelworm.

Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.

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