The Slow Worm. Slow worms are found using places made by humans such as embankments churchyards and gardens. The slow worm Anguis fragilis is a reptile native to Eurasia.
Translocation of Slow-worms to fulfil the legal obligations of 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act as amended. If you try to hold them by the tail it will break off and the slow-worm will wriggle off to freedom. And they move very fast.
This slow-worm appeared the other day by my veg patch as I was working.
The eldest Slow Worm the ever lived was recorded to be 54 years old and was kept in the Copenhagen Zoo. The eldest Slow Worm the ever lived was recorded to be 54 years old and was kept in the Copenhagen Zoo. Two slithery creatures I spotted in the same week. Find out how she got involved with volunteering for us and the various projects she has helped with over the years.