Slow-worm Anguis fragilis

Slow Worms are lizards, though they are often mistaken for snakes. Unlike snakes, they have eyelids, a flat forked tongue and can drop their tail to escape from a predator. Slow worms rarely bask in the open, instead preferring to hide under logs or in compost heaps. Image: © Paul Kitchener, Flickr. 

Find out more: Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Suffolk Wildlife Trust, iNaturalist