slow worm or grass snake?

[jpalmer]

hello to all this is my first snake? so i thought id shair it with u all.
350d sigms 105mm macro hand held . im in the U.K. dont now if its a slow worm or grass snake size of it was about 25CM long and 1cm wide. let us now wot u think.
thanks for looking
jasonp:)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/madas/slowwormgrsssnake.jpg

[canonloader]

Well, it's not a worm, unless worm means something different on your side of the pond. :D

Nice catch though. I'll be interested to see what it really is.

[mtonsbeek]

It might be slow worm (which is a legless lizard, not a worm), but I am no authority. I have only seen one so far and it was a little smaller.

Great find, whatever it is!

[sandpiper]

OK, it's not a grass snake or viper.

It does look like a slow worm to me, the size is right (typical adult is 30-50cm) although a warmer brown than I remember.

The only snake it could be (in the UK) is the smooth snake which looks superficially similar (also having a dark stripe through the eye) but possibly 'scalier'.

The clincher would be, did it blink? Snakes don't have eyelids, lizards do.

[jpalmer]

thanks for looking and u learn somthing ever day cheers sandpiper do i didnt blink and a typical flicking of the tongue. hope this helps.
mant thanks
jason