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08/05/2008, 16:38 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,120 slow worms out in the sun   Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

08/05/2008, 17:18 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 3,543 Re: slow worms out in the sun   Shaking in my shoes.. You can tell me it is not dangerous, I don't care !!!!!! So they re already out there ?????? Happy    Report

08/05/2008, 17:30 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,120 Re: slow worms out in the sun How can you be scared of them they are just lizards with out legs ??? I love to catch a rare view of them, I have a whole family in the corner of my garden which i have left wild so they dont get caught in the lawn mower or strimmer , but this young lady had come much further than I have seen them before,    Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

08/05/2008, 17:47 chris pp Joined on 30/08/2005 Vienne '86' Posts 1,677 Re: slow worms out in the sun It's their breeding time which often makes them more visible and the males dangerous to each other. Chris http://www.planetepassion.com Association Planete Passion - French Wildlife in the English Language    Report

08/05/2008, 17:52 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,120 Re: slow worms out in the sun Do you know why the females seem to be out more often than the males , I rarley see a male? Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

08/05/2008, 22:50 chris pp Joined on 30/08/2005 Vienne '86' Posts 1,677 Re: slow worms out in the sun You've got me there, no idea why that should be Pads, interesting though, I'll have to ask around and see if it's a common factor. Chris   http://www.planetepassion.com Association Planete Passion - French Wildlife in the English Language    Report

09/05/2008, 6:40 plod Joined on 17/05/2007 Posts 151 Re: slow worms out in the sun Saw the first snake of the season yesterday - quite a long couleuvre disturbed from a field by the silage makers I think. The sky was full of buzzards; looking for easy pickings I suppose.    Report

09/05/2008, 19:10 Puzzled Joined on 05/10/2006 Posts 367 Re: slow worms out in the sun  Pads wrote: Do you know why the females seem to be out more often than the males , I rarley see a male? Seriously, how can you tell the difference?    Report

09/05/2008, 19:23 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,120 Re: slow worms out in the sun Females are brown males are a silver grey or thats what I have always believed, dont know where I got that from though Im sure Chris will be able to tell us the right way to sex them Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

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