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Hi all

I went out to the patio at the bottom of the garden a couple of hours ago to
see something about 3 or 4 inches long, about half an inch in diameter, dark
brown in colour, with a segmented body, heading for the soil. I've never
seen one before (and don't want to again) so has anyone any idea what it
could be please? I've 'googled' for slow worms and it isn't one of those.

Certainly not a slow-worm. Any more dscription? Did it have legs? How
fast did it move? Did it seem to have a separate head? By segmented, do
you mean worm-like or insect-like?

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