BLind-Worm (fragilis), or slow-vorm; a species of the Anguis, or snake. It is about a foot in length, and of the thickness of the little finger. Its name is derived from the slowness of its motion, and the smallness of its eyes. It is chiefly found in gardens and pastures.

The Rev. Mr. Foster, in his " Observations on noxious Ani mals, " asserts, from his own experience, that the bite of this creature is perfectly harmless ; and he mentions two cases in which it was not attended with any ill consequences. These observations are farther corroborated by a passage in the twenty-ninth volume of the Monthly Review, respecting a dog having been bitten by a slow-worm without any ill effects.