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We do Reptile aurveys during Sprin Summer and Autumn. So far a few lizards and Slow Worms. Occasional Grass snake too...
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We do Reptile aurveys during Sprin Summer and Autumn. So far a few lizards and Slow Worms. Occasional Grass snake too... -
Hi Mark
Tad hard with no indications for size / length of the critter, but if it is a worm, you've gotta beaut one here
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OK, it was about 6 foot long...
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What a great looking worm Mark! Looking at the snail (if that's what it is), I think it is pretty large for a worm - must be a British one.I Shoot A Canon
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Thanks Isac, it is a legless lizard, known as a slow worm. Wikipedia says they are European reptiles. But imagine they are elsw=ewhere in various forms...
They are certainly plentiful here...this one was about 12" long.....despite my previous estimate...
Common slow worm - WikipediaComment
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Cheers Mark. I've never seen one so I'll have to keep a look out. 12" (30cm in modern countries), is still a big worm. -
We definitely have lizards here, so I'll call it a lizard. Perenties are the largest living species of lizard in Australia. They grow to up to 2.5 m (8 ft in the slower countries) and weigh up to 20 kg (44 lb in the slower countries) - even up to 40kg (88 lb in the slower countries).
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That's a big lizard Mark. I don't think I've ever seen a slow worm.
We actually have real earthworms out here that can reach 3 metres, although not sure hot it's measured as earthworms can stretch and contract.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Gippsland_earthworm
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OOh beautiful! I haven't seen a slow worm for years and miss them.Comment
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