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Slow worm
They emerge from hiding places to hunt at dusk or after rainfall. Slow worms are not particularly speedy reptiles and feed on slow-moving prey such as slugs, snails, spiders, insects and earthworms.
Adults can grow up to 50cm in length.
All pictures taken locally in the Snowdrop Walk at West Lodge, Tristford.