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Is that a SC snake or a lizard without legs? There’s a difference. Here’s how to tell

The eastern glass lizard is often mistaken for a snake. So you’ve got your hoe ready to whack off the head of a snake you found in your yard — but you should probably think twice. It might not be a ...
Charlotte Observer

Is that a snake or one of NC’s three legless lizards? Here’s how to tell

That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. North Carolina is home to three kinds of legless lizards, also called glass lizards, which look ...

Meet The Snake That Refused To Lose Its Legs — A Herpetologist Explains

This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of how serpents slithered, and sometimes walked, their way through evolutionary history.
Raleigh News & Observer

‘Snake’ on Outer Banks is actually legless lizard with detachable tail, experts say

The eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis). looks like a snake, but has ear holes and movable eyelids. Cape Hatteras National Seashore photo The Outer Banks is a comfy fit for rattlesnakes, which ...
Charlotte Observer

‘Snake’ on Outer Banks is actually legless lizard with detachable tail, experts say

The Outer Banks is a comfy fit for rattlesnakes, which like swimming in the surf, but the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is now alerting visitors to an even stranger “snake” found on North Carolina’s ...