#deaf adder

By carlobraunert, CC-BY-NC

(Image: A deaf adder (Anguis fragilis) by David Chas)

from what i looked into, leucistic slow worms are really rare to see and im very sure this one probably is leucistic, they showed their little tounge out too and it was a bit pinkish, not really that dark like i see in normal slow worms but the eyes were dark. didnt get a great look at them because they kept tying into a ring when i held em. really cool find from a walk i didnt expect anything from! you rarely see slow worms alive, because when alive they hide really well in the dirt and undergrowth of grass or shrubs or leaf litter- basicaly everything they can find. even in my backyard. not that safe of a place for them though since we get a hedgehog and marten almost every day in here, both animals that can eat them! and cats, of course. i should probably sketch out resident marten soon too. i dont think i did pretzel much justice with the drawing, didnt get their skinnyness down at all but maybe next time...all the fat worms i see blinded my judgement.

This is mosscoil, the slow snake Pokemon! Mosscoil is based off of one of the snakes in Norway, the deaf adder, or the slow worm. Its Pokédex description is “it moves so slow that moss grows on its back. It’s perfectly capable of going fast, it’s just lazy.”

IUCN: Least concern

Enjoying the afternoon sun - Anguis fragilis de: Blindschleiche en: blindworm, deaf adder