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Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs #427159 05/03/10 06:54 PM
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Hi all,
today after a brief ([censored] job!) walking here
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I was cleaning up my garden, and as usual I found this little fellow
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his name (as per Linnaeus) is Anguis fragilis, I just call him Beppe :-)
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also if seems a snake, is'nt a snake...infact is a lizard. Legs were "lost" during his evolution.
This little fellow is probably now hunting again worms and similar, if you find another sample please don't kill him, is not venomous at all, it's usefull to control insects proliferations, and could live over 50 years according to recent studies.
Hope jou enjoi,
ciao from Italy
Alfredo

Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: michelangelo] #427160 05/03/10 09:19 PM
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Very cool!
Thanks for the pictures Alfredo


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Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: FuGaWee] #427161 05/03/10 09:36 PM
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Cool pics!


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Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: kuanomar] #427162 05/04/10 12:10 AM
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Thanks Michelangelo! Very cool!


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Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: stjones] #427163 05/04/10 12:26 AM
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Thanks for the pix. I have read about these critters for many a year, this is the first time that I've seen one in the hand. Very, very cool.

Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: Silverback] #427164 05/04/10 01:37 AM
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Cool. Looks kind of like what I would call a blue tailed skink without legs and a different tail.

Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: rmc85] #427165 05/04/10 01:29 PM
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That is a cool looking lizard. At first I thought it was going to be big until I saw the pic of it in your hands. Thanks for sharing.


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Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: sumoj275] #427166 05/04/10 09:43 PM
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I love Reptiles, This was a really neat find! Thanks for Sharing!


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Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: El CacaFuego] #427167 05/05/10 04:55 PM
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Yep, pretty much have ceased killing snakes (except venemous ones around my house and kids). Just no reason. They do you a favor. I really don't like rats and mice in all my feed.

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Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: Doc] #427168 05/06/10 02:52 AM
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Thanks for the pics Alfredo & for not using the Mukk on it.


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Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: myketheknife] #427169 05/06/10 03:26 AM
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:-))

Re: Anguis fragilis_lizard...w/o legs [Re: michelangelo] #427170 05/06/10 10:18 AM
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not sure if this is working correctly. I have logged on and off 3 or 4 times and everytime I do this thread pops up as being new since I was last on. IT IS NOT NEW. Same post from Alfredo. Is the board messing up?


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