- Despite the tale that St. Patrick is responsible for driving out the snakes from Ireland when he converted them from paganism to Catholicism, the reality is that there have never been snakes in Ireland's fossil record.
- Ireland does have one native lizard.
- Another lizard found in Ireland is the "sloworm" (derived from earth wyrm) brought over from Britain, primarily residing in specific areas in Ireland. It is a legless lizard. Legless lizards differ from snakes as they have features such as eyes that can close, external ear openings, among others. One example of a legless lizard in the US is known as the "slender glass lizard". They both share a feature of being able to regrow their tails, though never as long.
- Snakes have vestigial organs that are basically undeveloped leg bones
Bonus video somewhat related: Giving snake there legs back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SgGfMlbCoM
Inspired by Ghost & Witch, a manga by the creator of Ancient Magnus Bride
https://anilist.co/manga/139107/Ghost-and-Witch/
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