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08-28-10, 03:23 AM
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Ever hear of....?
Sloworms ? A native lizard over here in Blighty. Looks a little like a snake until you look at it`s face. They eat worms and various creepy crawly type things. They can detach thier tail like some other lizards so I don`t touch, I just look. I used to spend days on end looking for these guys when I was a kid! That`s where it all started.... The humble Sloworm  They get to about ten inches or so, this one is a baby and it`s female I think, the males have blue flashing along the flank. I could have that the wrong way around mind you, it`s been a while! I saw this little guy when I was out on a photoshoot at my local wildlife reserve. I live just on the edge on it...
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08-28-10, 03:24 AM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
He looks like he`s actually let his tail go recently too, there`s no tip... It grows back though
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08-28-10, 04:47 AM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
Cool looking! It does look like a snake you can't see the legs.
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08-28-10, 07:25 AM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
Never seen one in person.
Spent a month in the UK once, and never got to go herping. Everywhere I went was way too populated, Only time I saw any places that would have any herps we were moving on public transportation.
Had really wanted to see one of these.....(A Natrix grass snake)
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08-28-10, 09:31 AM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
I`ve never seen one mate and I`ve spent thirty odd years actually going out of my way to find one! If you were in the right place, maybe Scotland or deepest Wales you might find one I suppose. Adders seem to be more prevelant than those guys, I`ve seen planty of Adders. Those are the only venomous reptile we have over here. I once climbed Cheddar Gorge with no safety gear. I got to the top, hanging on by my eye brows (and that`s no exaggeration) then realised not only was I in serious danger of falling the 600ft to the bottom, I was also absolutley surrounded by little Adders! Babies I suppose. Beautiful they were! There was an angryu looking mountain goat waiting for me at the top too, very silly thing to do indeed. Brought home to me a week later when someone else attempted what I`d done and was killed 
Oh and Marveldude, they actually have no legs, it`s a legless lizard type deal lol But the face gives them away because they have eye lids....
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08-28-10, 11:05 AM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
Legless lizard i wonder if they related to the glass lizards they're legless to?
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08-28-10, 12:01 PM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
No idea. I think we need a picture of a glass lizard now don`t we....
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08-28-10, 01:30 PM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
It's the same. There's over 80 forms of legless lizards. I see them in pet store at 3 to 4 times a year. Here's a link Legless Lizard
and another link Glass Lizard Page
ophven210.jpg
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08-28-10, 04:33 PM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
Oh those guys are reeeeally nice! Especially the Glass lizard Yeah the one above isn`t a million miles away in appearance is it.....
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08-28-10, 05:13 PM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
During warm weather we get a few slow worms in the house every day - bloody cats love bringing them into the kitchen and then (if we are lucky) just leaving them there - often they haven't even dropped their tails.
If you want to see lots of slow worms just have a compost heap with plenty of cut grass in it (or an overgrown garden like mine ) If you lift up about 6 - 12 inches of the cut grass toward the middle of summer you should have a nice family of Slow worms in there.
They were one of the things i tried to "keep" in my bedroom cupboard as a kid.
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08-30-10, 12:43 PM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
My cats bring me slow worms all the time 
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08-30-10, 12:53 PM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
Oh that one`s quite light coloured isn`t he Aw that`d upset me that would
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08-30-10, 01:01 PM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
Lol they don't harm them in any way, just pick them up and bring them to me
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08-30-10, 03:18 PM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
Oh right! lol Your cats wear gumshields then? lol I used to have a cat like that, she liked to catch things but wouldn`t ever hurt them. Apart from a poor little shrew she actually scared to death that is. Cor I haven`t thought about her in years.....
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08-30-10, 04:27 PM
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Re: Ever hear of....?
The female likes to *catch* worms and worm-like creatures, she doesn't harm them just licks the dirt of and presents them to the family as a gift :P
The boy however is a completely different story, he kills/eats about 90% of what he catches. Unless of course I catch him in stalk mode and run after him. I've saved two moles this way before they've been harmed
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