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Reptile species in the UK include slow worms (Anguis fragilis), grass snakes (Natrix natrix) and adders (Vipera berus). The adder is Britain’s only poisonous snake but it is shy and stays away from people. The grass snake has nine subspecies of which the largest occurs in Britain. Although it produces a secretion that is lethal to small mammals it is harmless to humans. The slow worm - actually a legless lizard, not a snake - is a protected species. All British reptiles are far less common than they used to be. |
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