Doncaster man bitten by adder

[Kaz]

Oh gosh yes they should, it's very foolish not to

Becky looks ours over now, especially since that nasty one Z got!

[Aggers]

If your dog gets a Tick, be careful that you don't pull it off and leave the head there.

They are easy to kill (The ticks, I mean). Just paint them with nail varnish.
They breathe through their skin and will therefore suffocate.

[Kaz]

Vaseline does it too Aggers We're lucky, B covered this kind of stuff on her animal course in college, the one before she went to university

[Workingman]

In the old days serious walkers wore sensible shoes (brown) with knee length stockings. They did it for a purpose and not to look like some quintessential rambler from a boy's own book. Nowadays waterproof cotton or man-made fibre gaiters are more the norm. When wandering through fern, bracken or heather they are about the only way to keep ticks in check.

[JoM]

We have a lot of adders around here on Cannock Chase. I don't want to tempt fate by saying that I've never seen one but John's come across quite a number of them. It's my worst nightmare.
I was quite comfortable walking on the common behind the house as I've not yet found anything to say that snakes - either adders or grass - are found on there but today I was talking to a lady and she happened to mention that her friend's dog was bitten and killed "over there" and pointed to the far end of the common Our vet posts on Facebook every so often that they keep a stock of anti-venom should any dogs be bitten on the Chase.

I'm always in proper shoes, or boots/wellies, and jeans when out over there.

[cromwell]

The man was bitten three times in Dalby Forest. N. Yorks. The adder was taken by air ambulance to Middlesborough James Cook Hospital where it is said to be in a serious but stable condition.

That made me smile!

Apparently the man was bitten after he had picked the snake up.
I mean you just wouldn't do that, would you?

Adders are supposed to be pretty common around the York area.