Finding Frogs and Slow Worms in the British Countryside

Slow worms, frogs and toads are common throughout the UK. At Totternhoe Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, we went herping to find some of Britain's reptiles and amphibians, while answering some of your questions in a Q&A as we explore. Slow Worms are a species of legless lizard, though they are often confused with snakes due to their appearance; what makes them lizards, however, is the presence of eyelids and ear openings, and their ability to drop their tail when threatened by predators. Common Toads are well adapted to life in both ponds and on land; they have bumpier skin than frogs, which spend most of their time in ponds. More videos from the Nature Reserve: Slow Worms: https://youtu.be/ALMo0oJifSs Common Toads: https://youtu.be/HXjBQH2j9-4 Slow Worms in the Lake District: https://youtu.be/bEP8AbrVbCY 0:00 Intro 1:35 Catching Common Toads 3:09 Woolly Bear Caterpillar 3:41 What is your favourite animal? Sent by GremlinTheCat 4:34 Red Ant Nest 5:03 Black Wood Ants 6:56 Crickets and Grasshoppers 7:24 On the Hunt for Slow Worms 8:45 Finding a Palmate Newt 9:18 Who is your favourite 'Dr Who' Doctor? Sent by Shelby on Safari 9:35 Why did you set up the channel? Sent by Shelby on Safari 11:22 Night Walk on the Nature Reserve 13:22 Outro