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Slow Worms from the sky

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Category: Herpetofauna Native to the UK
Forum Name: Slow Worm
Forum Description: Forum for all issues concerning Anguis fragilis
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Topic: Slow Worms from the sky
Posted By: Richard2
Subject: Slow Worms from the sky
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2015 at 5:23pm
A friend of mine reports that several time this year Slow Worms have fallen with a clatter onto his conservatory roof. I suggested that birds were dropping them, but for that to happen three or four times in one year seems surprising. Any other thoughts? Could they - would they - climb up the side of a house onto a roof? There is some ivy on the wall. They are plentiful in his garden.



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Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2015 at 6:50pm
of course they could have shimmied up a drainpipe into the roofs gutter and then fallen onto the conservatory roof ?? keith

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Posted By: Tom Omlette
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2015 at 7:58pm
i have seen a pic on this forum of slowies climbing and basking quite high up the ivy/vegetation between fence and greenhouse. they were clearly visible from the inside of the greenhouse, almost squashed up against the glass. it is probable i think that the slowies are climbing to bask and maybe even forage?

spooky image btw.

tim




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