I found this long-shaped friend on my lawn a few weeks ago. It's a Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) basking in the sun, probably not long after emerging from hibernation. I see them a few times a year, sometimes on the grass and sometimes on the beds when weeding. The latter encounters cause quite a fright! Despite knowing they are a harmless legless lizard - and very welcome - a surprise encounter with a snake-like object triggers some deep-buried response in the brain! 😆 #gardening #wildlife