One of our three native snakes, the adder is the UK’s only venomous snake.  However, they are not aggressive and no one has died from an adder bite in the UK for at least 20 years.

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All photos by Iain Leach, courtesy of Wildscreen Exchange unless otherwise labelled.

Factsheet created 31/07/2018. PL. Edited 3/12/20 

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