uwhatisthisthing·What is this thing?byunavailable I saw this little guy when I was walking home, I live in Sweden [SOLVED]View original on lemmy.world101Comments9Reply
You feddit.de4Hide 4 repliesLooks like a slow worm or Kopparödla in Swedish https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_worm https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koppar%C3%B6dla23Reply
Pandantic replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyI just found this community, which was one of my favorite ones on Reddit. I’m glad to see we have experts in here too!14Reply
You replyfeddit.deSo did I. This is the first post I've seen from this community. And I'm also a Reddit migrant.4Reply
Krik feddit.de2Hide 2 repliesThe fellow is upside down. In Sweden there are only three snakes: The smooth snake/Hasselsnok, the grass snake/Snok and the adder/Hug(g)orm. The Snok is a bright one.4Reply
GGreyShack replylemmy.worldNot upside down - this is a juvenile, and they have these markings. Females may retain them, but adult males will lose the darker markings. Slow worms are legless lizards rather than snakes. They have eyelids, unlike snakes, for example.14Reply
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Looks like a slow worm or Kopparödla in Swedish
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_worm
https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koppar%C3%B6dla
I just found this community, which was one of my favorite ones on Reddit. I’m glad to see we have experts in here too!
So did I. This is the first post I've seen from this community. And I'm also a Reddit migrant.
That looks right, so I'm marking the thread solved.
The fellow is upside down.
In Sweden there are only three snakes: The smooth snake/Hasselsnok, the grass snake/Snok and the adder/Hug(g)orm.
The Snok is a bright one.
Not upside down - this is a juvenile, and they have these markings. Females may retain them, but adult males will lose the darker markings.
Slow worms are legless lizards rather than snakes. They have eyelids, unlike snakes, for example.
Maybe 'es from Australia.
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koppar%C3%B6dla
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Yep that would also be my guess.