| But the blindworm, or slowworm, as this creature is called, is perfectly harmless. |
| A silvery creature like a slowworm came crawling out from among them, slowly crossed the clay floor, and crept into the fire. |
| The slowworm has been decreasing in numbers, and under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is illegal to intentionally kill, injure, sell or advertise to sell them. |
| Anguis fragilis, the slowworm, is a legless lizard native to Eurasia. |
| In the United Kingdom, the slowworm has been granted protected status, alongside all other native British reptile species. |
| Its elongated body form, combined with an absence of limbs, gives the slowworm its snakelike appearance. |
