• Slow worm

    Slow worm

    Anguis fragilis, Hazelworm, Blindschleiche, Orvet, Lucion An animal that is neither a worm, nor a snake, yet is called one and often confused with the other. Why is it neither a worm, nor a snake? Because it is a lizard. Unlike worms, it has a spine, and unlike snakes, it has eyelids. This beautiful creature…

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  • Smooth Snake

    Smooth Snake

    Coronella austriaca, gladde slang, culebra lisa europea, coronelle lisse, schlingnatter A snake so smooth it could slide right through your DMs. That would be shame and great loss, because if you get to know them, you’d realize just how cute and interesting they are. Called smooth in about every language in Europe, except for German…

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