Anguis fragilis

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1. Gerry says:

   22 April 2010 at 14:29

   Well, that was interesting. At first I was going to leave a snarky comment about how we call these “snakes,” but I went off and learned something instead. Aha. A slowworm is a snaky sort of lizard that can be distinguished from a snake by careful examination of whether it has eyelids. OK, from now on I will just say, “Oh, there’s a snake–or a slowworm, depending.” In either case, I will likely head in the opposite direction without further examination, but it’s good to know that the world is wider and more wondrous than one might suspect.

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   • Carsten says:

     22 April 2010 at 22:12

     There is an interesting characteristic connected to these slowworms. They can drop their tail when threatened. The tail will make strong movements while the slowworm quietly tries to escape.
     I didn’t remember that snakes miss eyelids. It would be useful with holes in their slough!

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2. jan helbo says:

   3 May 2010 at 21:06

   Hej Carsten. Tak for sidst, det var hyggeligt.
   Hvis jeg skal sende dig nogle billeder, hvilken adresse skal jeg bruge. mvh Jan

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