At Last!
Finally a slowworm (Anguis fragilis) in this perplexing start to 2025. I hope there are plenty more to emerge. If you are minded to do so, go large to see some of the mysterious circular sensory pits on the labial scales (eg 5 along the edge of the scale below the nostril) and elsewhere on the head of this individual, they become more evident as a slowworm approaches a slough.
At Last!
Finally a slowworm (Anguis fragilis) in this perplexing start to 2025. I hope there are plenty more to emerge. If you are minded to do so, go large to see some of the mysterious circular sensory pits on the labial scales (eg 5 along the edge of the scale below the nostril) and elsewhere on the head of this individual, they become more evident as a slowworm approaches a slough.