Our slow worm.

Our slow worm.
Originally uploaded by terry Dixon

We think it is a female slow worm.... and she is currently living with a frog, underneath the piece of corrugated iron we put on the grass next to the veg patch. Shall we call them Hillary and Barack?
Here are some stats....
Slow worms look like snakes, but are actually legless lizards.
Slow worms have smooth and shiny snake like bodies with an indistinct head and can be distinguished from snakes by the presence of eyelids.
Slow worms prefer humid habitats, including grassy meadows, gardens, woodland margins and open fields.
They emerge from hiding places to hunt at dusk or after rainfall.
They are not often seen basking in the sun and prefer to hide under rocks and logs.
Slow worms are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 from being killed, injured or sold.... and are less common than they used to be.