WebbCommon name: slow worm Scientific name: Anguis fragilis Family: Anguidae Habitat: grassland, woodland edges, gardens, meadows Diet: slugs, worms, snails and spiders … WebbAll six species of reptiles found in the UK are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The more widespread species (slow worm, grass snake, adder and common lizard) are protected against killing and injury. The two rarer species (sand lizard and smooth snake) have full protection, including against disturbance and habitat loss.

Nightcrawlers: Lifecycle, Diet, Weather and More - Simple Grow

The slow worm (Anguis fragilis) is a reptile native to western Eurasia. It is also called a deaf adder, a slowworm, a blindworm, or regionally, a long-cripple and hazelworm. These legless lizards are also sometimes called common slowworms. The "blind" in blindworm refers to the lizard's small eyes, similar to a blindsnake (although the slowworm's eyes are functional). http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2014/07/31/status-and-conservation-of-grass-snakes-and-slow-worms-in-jersey/ granville lutheran church

Adder (Vipera berus) - British Reptiles - Woodland Trust

WebbSlow worms mate for up to ten hours at a time. Females incubate their young within egg sacs inside their bodies and ‘give birth’ to live young towards the end of the summer. … WebbLizards, snakes, and slow worms Reptiles are found in a wide range of places, from sandy heaths and woodland ridges to garden compost heaps. Some of Britain’s six species of reptiles are now very rare, meaning that The Wildlife Trust’s work to restore and protect vital habitats has never been so important. chipper hatter