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I saw this little guy when I was walking home, I live in Sweden [SOLVED] (lemmy.world)

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[–] jesterraiin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koppar%C3%B6dla

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Yep that would also be my guess.

[–] You@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] fraenki@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] GreyShack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The fellow is upside down.

Maybe 'es from Australia.