The Slow Worm. Slow worms can be found in heathland tussocky grassland woodland edges and rides where they can find invertebrates to. Unlike snakes lizards such as the slow-worm have eyelids and can detach their tails as a defence mechanism and regrow another although never to the same length.
The slow worm also called blindworm is in Danish called stålorm meaning steel worm. Adults are typically gray-brown to copper in color while juveniles are pale gold or silver with dark sides and ventral coloration. A juvenile slow worm the species is ovoviviparous this means the mother effectively incubates her eggs inside herself and only gives birth after they have hatched.
The slow worm is quite common across Scotland and it is the only reptile known to occur in the Outer Hebrides.
Slow Worms have long life spans with wild specimens living up the thirty years and even longer in captivity. The slow worm which is also sometimes called the blind worm is a limbless member of the Anguidae family and is the reptile most commonly seen in the UK. The slow worm also called blindworm is in Danish called stålorm meaning steel worm. Ive walked with my dogs and children on the.