IN PICTURES: seven snakes and lizards that could be hiding in your garden
With spring starting to bloom, Brits have been urged to look out for reptiles that call the UK home – including grass snakes, slow worms, vipers and even sand lizards.
Outdoors experts from GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk have revealed the different snakes and lizards that can be found in UK gardens.
From the venomous European viper and the rare smooth snake to the viviparous lizard and slow worm, herpetophobes might want to look away now.