If you spot what seems to be a snake in your garden, it can be startling—but often it’s just a slow worm. Its shiny, snake—like body often leads to confusion. Here’s how to distinguish slow worms from ...

Often confused for a snake, the slow worm is in fact a legless lizard. Snakes and lizards are both reptiles, but there are a number of differences between them; the biggest give away is that slow ...

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Daily Echo Camera Club member Robert Headland posted a picture of a female slow worm on social media, explaining that he had found the "gorgeous" creature at his house. Despite looking eerily similar ...