Adders are waking from hibernation across the UK with shocking pictures showing children and pets horrendously injured by the potentially lethal snakes.
Footage shows multiple adders slithering along sand dunes this week and distressing picture shows the bloody aftermath after a poor dog's skin was stripped to the bone after a bite.
There are fears humans' paths will cross with Britain's only venomous snake more and more as people return to outdoor areas after months away.
In North Wales, an urgent warning has been issued to daytrippers to keep an eye for the projected species underfoot and hidden in undergrowth after the above footage emerged, NorthWalesLive reports.
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