Here are some nice pictures of a female Slow Worm we found while surveying a site in the south of the island. You can tell it’s a female by the quite marked narrowing of the abdomen and also by the ‘neck’ formed by a slight narrowing behind the head. Mr. Slow is in the background.

Tags: herpetology, isle of wight, reptiles, slow worm, wildlife

POST TITLE: Mrs. Slow
AUTHOR: Ian
POSTED: 11th July 2008
FILED AS: conservation
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